bikeway

noun

bike·​way ˈbīk-ˌwā How to pronounce bikeway (audio)
: a thoroughfare for bicycles

Examples of bikeway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This year, the agency hopes to make progress on a number of bikeway projects, most notably one that runs from the bayshore in Barrio Logan all the way to the border. Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024 These include adding bikeways, sidewalk enhancements and pedestrian safety improvements, among other projects. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 31 Jan. 2024 That’s an increase of 119 miles of new bikeways in the next 16 years — an ambitious proposal that drew sizable turnout on Friday during a public hearing before the St. Paul Planning Commission. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024 Still, focusing on separated bikeways — especially off-street — marks a turning point. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2024 Winds in the area blow almost constantly eastward from the sea, leaving sand on roads, parking lots, sidewalks and bikeways, where it is removed by the city’s public works crews. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2023 City cycling There are 1,340 miles of bikeways in the county, according to the San Diego Association of Governments. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023 Opponents also point to two existing bike paths, including one that’s 350 feet away on Victory Boulevard, as places for the new bikeway. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023 Freeway construction has disconnected neighborhoods and undermined active transportation and recreational trails and bikeways. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bikeway was in 1895

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“Bikeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bikeway. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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