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footway Definition

foot·way (fo̵otwā′)

noun

footpath

footway Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • obstruct: Please do not obstruct the footway or the road.
  • widen: Solution: Widen footway to provide for shared use.
  • cross: Cyclists and horseriders can of course cross a footway to reach a route which leads off the road.
  • share: The Cycle Lane will be segregated from vehicles and will share the existing footway.
  • provide: The works area has been fenced off and a pedestrian footway provided around the site.
  • include: The term street includes footways, car parks, public house forecourts and generally any area where the public have access without payment.

Preposition: on

side: There is a footway on the far side of the road.

Adjective modifier

  • paved: The bridge is linked by paved footway with tactile dropped kerbs to town center.
  • pedestrian: The works area has been fenced off and a pedestrian footway provided around the site.
  • narrow: Combe Hay Fosse Way; Combe Hay Stay on the right side of the road; there is a narrow footway.
  • existing: York stone paving was selected to match with the existing footway along the King's Road thus providing visual continuity of pedestrian surfaces.
  • public: They should not be left on the public footway.
  • wide: Where the bay is alongside a 1.2m wide footway, this will satisfy the transfer bay requirement.

Modifies a noun

  • width: Posts, poles, bollards etc should be positioned to leave at least the minimum footway widths given in Section 3.1.
  • lighting: Grants for upgrading footway lighting will normally be for 50 % of the cost.
  • parking: Parking on any part of the footway contravenes a London-wide footway parking ban.
  • repair: A lot of the materials which are removed during footway repairs can be recycled.
  • maintenance: Footways Maintenance Guide The footways maintenance guide has been prepared by the TRL Publishing unit.
  • improvement: The first phase of the footway improvement, from the Eastern Way roundabout to Norman Road, was completed last year.

Noun used with modifier

shared-use: You might ask why a cycle lane was not put on this side of the road as well, instead of a shared-use footway.

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