as in highway
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
one of the city's main thoroughfares
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If Copenhagen's bike lanes favor speed demons, its pedestrian thoroughfares—and favorable topography—are well suited for leisurely exploration.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
Solution for motorists: A detour will route traffic to the Beardsley frontage road, but drivers can also exit the freeway before the closure and take local thoroughfares.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024
Moments before Indianapolis city leaders spoke Monday to highlight $47 million in construction to slow down traffic and add a greenway path along Madison Avenue, first responders were still cleaning up debris from a nearby car crash on the six-lane south side thoroughfare.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Sep. 2024
On Parrish Street, Black businesses lined a four-block thoroughfare, and others could be found in the nearby all-Black neighborhood of Hayti.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2024
Solution for motorists: A detour will route traffic to the Beardsley frontage road, but drivers can also exit the freeway before the closure and take local thoroughfares.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024
Moments before Indianapolis city leaders spoke Monday to highlight $47 million in construction to slow down traffic and add a greenway path along Madison Avenue, first responders were still cleaning up debris from a nearby car crash on the six-lane south side thoroughfare.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Sep. 2024
On Parrish Street, Black businesses lined a four-block thoroughfare, and others could be found in the nearby all-Black neighborhood of Hayti.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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