How to Use greenway in a Sentence

greenway

noun
  • Now the group is working on their vision of the boulevard as a greenway.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Those portions of the greenway network are less park-like in function.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But even with the city’s official map, users of the greenway trails have gotten lost.
    — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Greene said planners continue to pursue grants to fund that part of the greenway.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 22 June 2023
  • Some hope that new walking trails and greenways can extend that season into the rest of the year.
    — Ed O’Loughlin, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The path would be more than a sidewalk or greenway, and would have some parks and plazas, as well as distinctive art.
    — Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The greenway will be developed in five sections.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
  • There is a walking trail through the greenway that extends along Haysland Road.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 6 July 2023
  • There are 10 public parks in the area, as well as a greenway for walking and biking.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Karnatz frequented the greenway where some of the shootings took place.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2022
  • The greenway will be 18 feet wide, counting the shoulders, and is in the planning stages.
    — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 June 2021
  • The greenway has two sections that run north and south of the Metro E Line and bike trail.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • Among the many items that could be funded are trail and other greenway projects, even those that are still several years away.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
  • There are patios and outdoor living spaces on two levels of the flat lot, which backs to a greenway.
    — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2020
  • The trail’s 28 segments run the gamut from paved greenways to steep mountain ascents with sharp dropoffs.
    — Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The greenway is a smooth, paved 7-mile path along the Cypress Creek Canal.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The greenway connects to the riverfront and several landmarks in the city.
    — Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
  • In addition, there's plans to spend $200 million on road, bridge and greenway projects.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The greenway is expected to cost $8 million and be completed in the fall.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The third phase invests $25 million toward trail and greenway projects, yet to begin.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 22 June 2022
  • But Perkins says many more public and private partners are needed to make the greenway a success.
    — Micheline Maynard, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But the argument that the 39th greenway replaces the 35th bike lane does not stand up.
    — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 9 Aug. 2019
  • But even when the entire length of the greenway is connected, that likely won’t be the primary way it’s used.
    — Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The city is in the process of putting signs along the greenway to warn people of alligators possibly being in the area.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 26 May 2021
  • Last year, a 14-year-old boy riding his bicycle on the greenway was shot and killed, a homicide that has yet to be solved.
    — Karina Ioffee, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2017
  • The Voie Verte, one of the oldest greenways in France, attracts many cyclists.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2023
  • The greenway is well kept, has no motor vehicles and is a great way to get to know the rest of the Rogue Valley.
    — Joe Jackson, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2018
  • The city's 2025 budget for roads, bridges and greenways was about $200 million.
    — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Walk off your meal and soak in the beauty of Chapel Hill’s greenways on about 18 miles of trails surrounding the town.
    — Kelly Alexander, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
  • They're tucked away along a woodsy hillside at the greenway's Mercy Trailhead just south of the hospital.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2021

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