Parkway

A parkway is a landscaped thoroughfare.^[1] 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.^[1]

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.