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Parkways In Ontario
A parkway is a landscaped thoroughfare. The term is particularly used for a roadway in a park or connecting to a park from which trucks and other heavy vehicles are excluded. Over the years, many different types of roads have been labeled parkways. The term may be used to describe city streets as narrow as two lanes with a landscaped median, wide landscaped setbacks, or both. The term has also been applied to scenic highways and to limited-access roads more generally. Many parkways originally intended for scenic, recreational driving have evolved into major urban and commuter routes. United States Scenic roads The first parkways in the United States were developed during the late 19th century by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux as roads that separated pedestrians, bicyclists, equestrians, and horse carriages, such as Eastern Parkway, which is credited as the world's first parkway, and Ocean Parkway in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harden PWY
Harden may refer to: Places * Harden, New South Wales, Australia ** Harden railway station ** Harden County * Harden, Walsall, England * Harden, West Yorkshire, England * Harden City, Oklahoma, U.S. * Harden (crater), on the Moon Other uses * "Harden", a song by Lil Wayne from the album ''Funeral (Lil Wayne album), Funeral'' * Hardens, historic home and farm in Charles City County, Virginia, U.S. * Harden's, a British restaurant guide * Harden Furniture, an American furniture manufacturer 1844–2018 People with the given name Harden *Harden Askenasy (1908–1975), Romanian Jewish scientist and professor of neurosurgery *Harden Bennion (1862–1936), American politician *Harden Cooper (1922–1990), American football player and coach *Harden Dean (1913–1982), Australian rules footballer *Harden M. McConnell (1927–2014), American chemist *Harden Sidney Melville (1821–1894), English painter, illustrator and draughtsman People with the surname Harden * Alex Harden (born 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
