: a channel or track for controlling the line of motion of something
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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.
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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
The Mott MacDonald study analyzed three different options for construction, an elevated guideway off Laurel Street, and two underground options at Hawthorne Street.
—Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2021
The Rush Line would operate on a dedicated guideway for about 70% of its route, which has 21 stations.
—Janet Moore, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021
The report observes that most of America’s public transit is aging and underfunded, with many vehicles and guideway elements in poor condition.
—Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
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
The Mott MacDonald study analyzed three different options for construction, an elevated guideway off Laurel Street, and two underground options at Hawthorne Street.
—Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2021
The Rush Line would operate on a dedicated guideway for about 70% of its route, which has 21 stations.
—Janet Moore, Star Tribune, 18 May 2021
The report observes that most of America’s public transit is aging and underfunded, with many vehicles and guideway elements in poor condition.
—Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
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“Guideway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guideway. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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