cykelgata

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A Swedish street sign for a bicycle boulevard.

Etymology

Compound of cykel (“bicycle”) +‎ gata (“street”).

Noun

cykelgata c

  1. A bicycle boulevard; a space shared by bicycles and cars, on cyclists' terms.
    Synonym: cykelfartsgata
    • 2020 April 8, Sofia Holmlund, “Helsingfors testar nytt: Brändö får stadens allra första cykelgata [Helsinki tries something new: Brändö gets the city's very first bicycle boulevard]”, in Hufvudstadsbladet‎:
      Brändö parkväg görs om till cykelgata, vilket betyder att cyklisterna flyttar ut på gatan tillsammans med bilarna. Gatan beläggs med röd asfalt och trafiken sker på cyklisternas villkor, inte bilisternas.
      Brändö parkway is converted into a bicycle boulevard, which means that the cyclists move out onto the street together with the cars. The street is paved with red asphalt and traffic takes place on cyclists' terms, not motorists'.
    • 2023 February 6, Sanna Lüning, “Stockholms första cykelgata – ”Här blir bilisterna gäster” [Stockholm's first bicycle boulevard - "Here motorists become guests"]”, in SVT Nyheter‎:
      Det planeras för en 900 meter lång röd cykelgata på Surbrunnsgatan i Vasastan. Här ska cyklister ha företräde och bilarnas hastighet anpassas efter cyklisterna.
      – Bilisterna kör på cyklisternas villkor och är gäster på cykelgatan, säger trafikborgarrådet Lars Strömgren (MP) i Stockholms stad.
      There are plans for a 900 meter long red bicycle boulevard on Surbrunnsgatan in Vasastan. Cyclists have priority here and the speed of cars must be adapted to the cyclists.
      – The motorists drive on the conditions of the cyclists and are guests on the bicycle boulevard, says traffic councilor Lars Strömgren (Green Party) in the city of Stockholm.
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of cykelväg (“bicycle path”).
    • 1902 September 4, “Gatuförändring. [Street change.]”, in Kristianstadsbladet‎, page 2:
      Västra trottoaren mellan Järnvägsgatan och Nya boulevardgatan skall borttagas och i stället utläggas till rid- och cykelgata.
      The western sidewalk between Railroad Street and New Boulevard Street will be removed and replaced by an equestrian and bicycle path.

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