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- noun Alternative spelling of
right of way .
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Examples
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All try to make a mad dash without regard for basic traffic laws; it's called a right-of-way.
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Had I taken my right-of-way any faster I probably would have been squashed.
The Corner of Westlake and Valley is Going to Kill Someone « PubliCola
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Since the deep bore tunnel is going under 1st Avenue and since that "space", albeit below grade, is owned by the City of Seattle who owns the right-of-way, is there some reason that below grade "space" is not sold to the State as a right-of-way cost?
O’Brien Suggests Alternatives to Viaduct-Related Utility Rate Hikes « PubliCola
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This isn't about asking the hoi polloi to accept light rail, it's about not letting a few elites with ulterior motives derail the people's will for high-capacity, dedicated right-of-way rail serving the densest possible transportation corridors.
Brewster’s Half-Baked Argument Against Light Rail « PubliCola
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The Alaska Way Viaduct is Primary State Highway 1 (PSH 1) and that would make the right-of-way WSDOT's.
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He wasn't drunk, he wasn't running a light, he wasn't speeding; he didn't see her so that meant he failed to yield right-of-way.
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The first part is the same as the number of the nearest right-of-way intersecting the avenue or street to the west or to the north.
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I'm on a bike because I'm lucky to have great right-of-way across I-90 and Mercer Island, and the road up to downtown Bellevue isn't too terrible either.
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The White clan is fighting the company's claim to right-of-way in court.
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He's an anti-rail (and anti-dedicated right-of-way for any transit) zealot who posts as Grover here, as Copernicus on the Seattle Times, as McMurphy on the PI, and as Norman on STB.
Traffic Volumes in Seattle Are Down. So Why Are We Building More Highways? « PubliCola
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