the city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards
Recent Examples on the WebBy spring 2022, there will be new traffic ovals at each end of the bridge and sections of South Capitol Street will be re-created as a scenic boulevard with landscaping on both sides.Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 Afterward, Lizi wrote to City Council members, borough officials, and newspaper editors, pleading for a bike lane on the boulevard. Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker, 2 June 2022 Driving can be dangerous but biking or walking on the boulevard can be even worse.Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 The city has proposed three possible realignments of the boulevard, all of which move the southbound lanes east away from the beach between Manzano Drive and Island Way. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022 The victim, who has yet to be identified, lost control of his eastbound car in the 3800 block of the boulevard, jumped the median and crashed into a car that was headed west. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2022 So, the goal is, regardless of the pathway, is to enhance the attractiveness of the boulevard.cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022 But this year, the boulevard is under construction from North Avenue to Keefe Avenue, with all traffic diverted to the west side of the street, and no room for vehicles to safely pass bicycles going in either direction. Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2022 The mammal has been in urban — decidedly non-seaside — locations before: the median of a busy freeway, near a delicatessen and at a busy boulevard. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
French, modification of Middle Dutch bolwerc bulwark