Talk:Parkway
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[edit] Origin of "Parkway"
It seems like the name "parkways" may have originated from connecting these roads to the public parks (rather than being scenic roads as suggested in the wiki article.) I believe Robert Moses started as a NYC parks commissoner. The "parkways" were necessary to make the parks he built accessible to the public. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.118.98.99 (talk) 00:11, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
- No, the term "Parkway" came into use a few years before Robert Moses was born. No, his biographical Wikipedia article has its flaws, but it clearly indicates that he worked as a bill drafter before he ever became President of the Long Island State Park Commission, where he indeed promoted many great parkways to connect his new parks, but he was right not to claim originality in this matter. He also got his NYC Parks job after that. Much about Dr Moses is in dispute, but these bare sequences are not. Jim.henderson 03:45, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] List of parkways
The size of the list has gotten to the point that it should be spun off into a separate article. However, I also believe that there are just too many parkways to list -- particularly when it comes to surface streets with "parkway" in the name. As with the list of roundabouts, I feel that such a list could quickly become extremely bloated; and I would nominate it for AfD. There are numerous parkways in MD, PA, and NJ which I am holding off on adding in for that very reason. I feel that a category for parkways would be much more appropriate, as that shifts notability criteria to a per-article basis rather than a massive list of otherwise unnotable roadways. I intend to remove this information from this article within the week, barring any objections; and I welcome others to create a List of parkways or a category for parkways instead, though again note that I will put the former through AfD. --Bossi (talk ;; contribs) 03:13, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- Per no complaints, I am finally proceeding with this recommendation; but I will create a "Parkways" category (which was not my intention back in March). --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 17:15, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Image & trivia
The image does little to show what exactly a parkway is and the trivia section does not seem at all encyclopedic. I will see about uploading some images of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway or the Clara Barton Parkway hopefully this week (they're on my work computer, and knowing me: I'll keep forgetting to transfer them to my home computer). As for the trivia, I intend to remove this section within the week barring any significant objections. --Bossi (talk ;; contribs) 03:13, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
