: a channel or track for controlling the line of motion of something
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Not surprisingly, the operator is planning to upgrade key parts of that network to either full, dedicated guideway, BRT status or as extensions to Toronto’s light rail network.
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Jerome Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
More than 60 miles of guideway have already been completed, and more than 50 of the 93 structures necessary for tracklaying are complete.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
And then there’s the Trackless Tram — essentially buses or trams guided by autonomous systems on roads or guideways, rather than along rails.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Once the route of the rail line built by industrialist and Miami co-founder Henry Flagler, the land below the Metrorail guideway was for decades treated mostly as leftover space.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
After leaving the guideway, vehicles could continue their journeys using conventional internal combustion or electric motors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2023
Oslo implemented a suite of solutions: a tactile guideway system for the visually impaired, audiovisual messaging, high-visibility messaging, the whole gamut.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2021
The demo model executed a take-off and landing procedure within its guideway.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022
The guideway for the people mover is largely constructed, but crews are still working on the six station stops.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
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Jerome Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
More than 60 miles of guideway have already been completed, and more than 50 of the 93 structures necessary for tracklaying are complete.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
And then there’s the Trackless Tram — essentially buses or trams guided by autonomous systems on roads or guideways, rather than along rails.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Once the route of the rail line built by industrialist and Miami co-founder Henry Flagler, the land below the Metrorail guideway was for decades treated mostly as leftover space.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
After leaving the guideway, vehicles could continue their journeys using conventional internal combustion or electric motors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2023
Oslo implemented a suite of solutions: a tactile guideway system for the visually impaired, audiovisual messaging, high-visibility messaging, the whole gamut.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Feb. 2021
The demo model executed a take-off and landing procedure within its guideway.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022
The guideway for the people mover is largely constructed, but crews are still working on the six station stops.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
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“Guideway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guideway. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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