streetscape

noun

street·​scape ˈstrēt-ˌskāp 

1

: the appearance or view of a street

2

: a work of art depicting a view of a street

Examples of streetscape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In coordination with the City of Jacksonville and the Florida Department of Transportation, Gateway Jax also is advancing plans to upgrade the Beaver Street streetscape with new sidewalks, bike lanes and landscaping. —Alexandria Mansfield, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026

Existing planters would be removed and replaced with larger, more elaborate planters designed to cover subway grates and improve the streetscape. —Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026

The skyway corridors with highest density sit directly atop the most languishing streetscapes, Spencer said, and vice versa. —Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026

The dispute highlights how TxDOT’s push for uniform roadway standards is colliding with cities’ efforts to allow streetscapes to be used for expression, leaving Dallas in regulatory limbo as the state decides how hard to enforce its rules. —Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for streetscape

• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape