{{Short description|Engineered surface or structure supporting pedestrian traffic}} [[File:Kew Gardens tree walk 657s.jpg|thumb|A canopy walkway at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England.]] [[File:Toronto - ON - Skywalk.jpg|thumb|upright|The SkyWalk main arcade facing east towards Union Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada]] In American English, '''walkway''' is a composite or umbrella term for all engineered surfaces or structures which support the use of trails.
''The New Oxford American Dictionary'' also defines a walkway as "a passage or path for walking along, esp. a raised passageway connecting different sections of a building or a wide path in a park or garden." The word is used to describe a footpath in New Zealand, where "walkways vary enormously in nature, from short urban strolls, to moderate coastal locations, to challenging tramps [hikes] in the high country [mountains]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/getting-involved/nz-conservation-authority-and-boards/nz-conservation-authority/007-nz-walkway-system.pdf|title=Wayback Machine|website=www.doc.govt.nz}}</ref> Similarly in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, the "Grand Concourse" is an integrated walkway system that has over {{convert|160|km|mi|sp=us}} of walkways, which link every major park, river, pond, and green space in six municipalities.<ref>Grand Concourse Authority: [https://www.google.ca/#q=grand+concourse].</ref>
In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the SkyWalk is an approximately {{Convert|500|m|adj=on}} enclosed and elevated walkway (skyway) connecting Union Station to the CN Tower and the Rogers Centre (SkyDome). It is part of the PATH network. The SkyWalk passes above the York Street 'subway' and the Simcoe Street Tunnel. It opened in 1989 and it was built to reduce the need for additional parking spaces near the Skydome stadium by providing a direct transportation link to the subway and GO trains. PATH is a {{convert|adj=on|29|km|mi|0}} network of pedestrian tunnels beneath the office towers of Downtown Toronto, and the largest underground shopping complex in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.toronto.ca/path/|title=PATH – Toronto’s Downtown Pedestrian Walkway – City of Toronto}}</ref>
In British English, a walkway more specifically refers to a covered or raised passage in a building, typically connecting separate buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/walkway?view=uk|title=Definition of walkway - Oxford Dictionaries (British & World English)|date=July 19, 2012|website=archive.ph|access-date=January 12, 2025|archive-date=July 19, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719030839/http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/walkway?view=uk|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=88919&dict=CALD&topic=pedestrian-routes|title=Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary}}</ref>
==See also==
{{Div col}} <!-- * Bollard << ? --> * Canopy walkway, walkways built through forest canopies * Floating dock * Footbridge * Footpath * Oceanway * Jubilee Walkway, London, England * Moving sidewalk * Pedway * Processional walkway * Promenade * Sidewalk * Skyway {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Types of streets Category:Pedestrian infrastructure Category:Footpaths Category:Garden features Category:Pavements