Maeve Binchy

I don't say I was 'proceeding down a thoroughfare;' I say I 'walked down the road'. I don't say I 'passed a hallowed institute of learning;' I say I 'passed a school'.

Irish Novelist

John Keats

The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing, to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.

English Poet

Often refers to roads in towns and cities, implying busyness and importance.

Urban Context

A thoroughfare is used by many people; it's not private.

Public Use

It's a space that must remain accessible for transit purposes.

Accessibility

Highlights its use as a route for transportation or trade routes.

Transportation Route

Emphasizes the role in the economy and trade.

Importance for Trade

Refers specifically to water routes that can be used for transport.

Navigable Waters

It's a common route used frequently by people within a place.

Regular Passage

Thoroughfare highlights the function of a space rather than its design.

Functional Space

Indicates an area designed to facilitate the movement of people or things.

Flow of Movement

 dedicated to serving them if you're a mayor you can do something about that his administration narrowed key municipal thoroughfares from five lanes to three outlaw parking on those streets expanded pedestrian walkways and bike lanes created public plazas created one of the most efficient bus mass transit systems in the entire world for his

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 If you're a mayor, you can do something about that. His administration narrowed key municipal thoroughfares from five lanes to three, outlawed parking on those streets, expanded pedestrian walkways and bike lanes, created public plazas, created one of the most efficient bus mass-transit systems in the entire world.

Majora Carter: Greening...

 kind of a thoroughfare for many animals that walk along here and the chances of her being able to actually keep that is going to be quite slim but i'm super impressed i mean it's a serious serious meal for any leopard to bring down um and so she's done super well and as she gets a little bit older in life

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 over onto our left-hand side so the objective was because we heard there was a lioness well one of our staff members saw one this morning right yep towards the gate saw one crossing this road yeah it's quite tricky for tracking because it's the main a thoroughfare for most

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 Oh, life can be so cruel. One day, two Mormon missionaries came to my door. Now, I just live off a main thoroughfare in Los Angeles, and my block is -- well, it's a natural beginning for people who are peddling things door to door.

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 empire to plot the appia's course a mammoth task completed without so much as a tractor of course it was originally for the military to use but it was a thoroughfare across the country so people were doing

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 massive crowds of cyclists and pedestrians marched down a main thoroughfare there's so many of them that they can only walk at a snail's pace

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 in the town of grand Bayou Louisiana the main thoroughfare is the water there are no streets no cars everyone gets around by boat just

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 to Hindus there's not one God there are millions this is a little thoroughfare in the

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 the Seward Highway is the main thoroughfare for the Kenai Peninsula

Thoroughfare

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Public Use

Accessibility

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