bikeway

noun

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

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What's next: The first phase of the project, which involves adding a new traffic signal and constructing the bikeway is expected to be completed late this year with it fully operational by summer 2026. Nadia Lopez, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025 During the Kearny Mesa project’s design phase in late 2022, city staff presented the bikeway design and parking changes to the Convoy District Partnership and Kearny Mesa Community Planning Group. Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024 In addition, a roughly 1-mile stretch of Rosecrans Street, between the Old Town Transit Center and Kurtz Street, will be reconfigured from a four-lane road to a two-lane road with a center left-turn lane, bus-only lanes and a two-way, separated bikeway and sidewalk. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025 Great idea, and maybe consider replacing the rail with tram or trolley service to operate alongside the bikeway and greenway. John Q. Gale, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bikeway

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 22 Apr. 2025.

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