definition
strict definition
pathway
A site, route, or route section carrying vehicle, animal, or foot traffic within a transportation network.
A pathway is a site or route, or section of a route, for any kind of vehicle, animal, or foot traffic. It includes roadways as well as sidewalks, and structures through which major transportation lines pass.
The route can carry pedestrians or animals as well as vehicles. A sidewalk therefore has the same broad movement function as a road despite serving different traffic.
A node provides entry or interchange at a point in the network. A pathway concerns the place or route along which traffic moves.
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More specific definitions
14 sub-definitions-
aircraft traffic
A runway, taxiway, or identifiable infrastructure carrying a flight path for airplanes or other flying vehicles. -
bicycle traffic
A structure or right-of-way designated for travel by non-motorized bicycles, such as a road, bridge, or tunnel. -
cablecar traffic
A corridor or structure carrying passenger or freight cabs on elevated moving cables, excluding stations and ground-level cable railways. -
foot traffic
A structure or right-of-way designated for pedestrian travel along a route, such as a bridge or tunnel. -
guided busway
A track-guided pathway for rubber-tired buses, which may have drivers or operate automatically. -
horse traffic
A pathway or place used by horses moving with or without riders, generally without carriages. -
hovercraft traffic
A place or right-of-way designated for hovercraft travel over land, water, or ice. -
maglev traffic
A passage or right-of-way for trains guided along a pathway and supported above it by magnetic levitation. -
monorail traffic
A passage or right-of-way for single-rail trains, entirely separated from the street grid. -
rail traffic
A site or structure used as a route for trains, subways, or other form of rail transportation. -
ship traffic
A site or structure that materially supports boats or ships traveling between places, including raising, guiding, or carrying them. -
tram traffic
A passage or right-of-way carrying active tram or streetcar tracks, normally excluding tram stations. -
vehicle traffic
A site, corridor, or structure used as a route for cars and other roadway motor vehicles. -
wildlife conduit
A passageway created or designated for wildlife movement, usually across barriers to maintain habitat continuity.
Related definitions
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amenity
Practical objects whose function is to improve the livability or usability of an area, another object, or a public realm. -
barrier
Objects whose purpose is to form a screen or shield between one area and another. -
control point
A point in a transport network for checking or guiding travelers and vehicles, collecting fees, or requiring identification. -
node
A point in a transportation route or network where travelers or vehicles can enter the system or change route.