cycleway

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Recent Examples of cycleway Here’s something else notable: this route long dominated by cars was first planned as a cycleway to connect Pasadena and Los Angeles. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023 Traffic there now regularly surpasses London’s busiest cycleways and at its busiest even approaches the numbers of popular cycle routes in Amsterdam. The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023 The cycleway’s right-of-way ended up becoming part of the Arroyo Seco Parkway, according to the Arroyo Seco Foundation. Saumya Gupta, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2023 The first section of the cycleway opened in 1900 after a bicycle craze in the 1890s. Saumya Gupta, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2023 But where did the Dutch get the cash to expand the nation’s cycleway network? Carlton Reid, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022 Paris has been preparing 650km of cycleways to help the city gradually open up. The Economist, 31 May 2020 But the most impressive engineering feat is that this path is the longest suspended cycleway in the world with areas as high as 16 feet off the ground. Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cycleway
Noun
  • Completed by June 2021, the bikeways supported many workers who turned to cycling when mass public transit systems were suspended.
    Bernice Beltran, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Besides organizing the monthly mass rides and the annual Tour of the Fireflies, the brigade holds clinics to teach biking skills and bike maintenance, donates safety gear and bike racks, and lobbies the government to create and maintain safe bikeways.
    Bernice Beltran, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Vessels assigned to the Russian military also use the waterway for transit to and from their base in the country's Far East region in the event of overseas deployment.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Torrents of poisonous sludge pouring through collapsed tailings dams have contaminated waterways in Brazil, Canada, and elsewhere and killed hundreds of people—in addition to the hundreds, possibly thousands, of miners who die in workplace accidents each year.
    Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • That episode led to the diversion of the Turia watercourse, which meant that a large part of the city was spared of these floods.
    Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The flash floods battered regions like Barrio de la Torre in Valencia, where narrow streets became lethal watercourses.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Crowded nose and throat: Excess tissue obstructs the airway, making breathing harder.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But despite plenty of glamor and drama within the group, the show didn't hit the airways for season two until June 2024, two whole years later.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Just remember, Deer Valley is only open to skiers, so snowboarders will want to stick to Park City — but with nearly 350 trails, that's not really a sacrifice.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Upon entering, the hotel’s maze-like trails hide surprises around every turn.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Cycleway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cycleway. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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