rapidway

English

A rapidway in Vaughan, Ontario

Etymology

Compound of rapid +‎ way.

Noun

rapidway (countable and uncountable, plural rapidways)

1. (Canada, York Region) A separated bus lane forming part of a bus rapid transit system.

   Synonyms: transitway, busway

   • 2013 March 4, Amy Dempsey, “Highway 7 gets its own sign of urbanity: a transit fight”, in Toronto Star‎^[1], Toronto, O.N.: Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-11-11:

     In an effort to get people excited about plans for the new urban streetscape and development that will come with the rapidway, at least one developer called it "the next Yonge Street" and officials have likened it in other ways to a downtown Toronto streetscape.

   • 2014 November 28, Marcus Gee, “Suburbs are booming with transit”, in The Globe and Mail‎^[2], Toronto, O.N.: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-11-12:

     York Region's Viva service is getting $1.4-billion worth of bus-only rapidways on Highway 7, Yonge Street and other routes so transit riders don't have to suffer through car traffic.

   • 2015 April 23, “Davis Drive construction to finish by year's end”, in Bradford Times, Bradford, O.N.: Metroland Media Group, page A10:

     The YRT/Viva platform will have the same operating standards and branding as the rest of the York Region rapidways.

   • 2020 February 19, Lisa Queen, Amanda Persico, “THEN & NOW: Timeline of Viva Rapidway at Yonge and Mulock in Newmarket”, in The Newmarket Era‎^[3], Newmarket, O.N.: Metroland Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-01:

     The Newmarket section is part of 34 kilometres of rapidway network along Yonge and Hwy. 7 throughout the region.

Further reading

• Viva Rapid Transit § Rapidways on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bus rapid transit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia