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Lcchang  +  250275 Sat, 29 Jul 06 05:59 PM

Delaware Lane

Delaware Court

Delaware Circle

Please tell me what the difference they make. Thanks.

LC

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nona the brit  +  250300 Sat, 29 Jul 06 06:59 PM

Roads can have all sorts of names and you often can't tell what sort of road it is from the name.

However,

Lane is just a pretty standard alternative to Road. It is more commonly used for less busy roads, but could crop up anywhere.

Court - I would assume that this would be used for a 'courtyard' type arrangement - a fairly enclosed area with housing and so on, but not a through road (route to anywhere).

Circle - presumably the road follows roughly a circular line. It wouldn't need to be a whole circle though.

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Likeguslee  +  250332 Sat, 29 Jul 06 08:47 PM

These designations are usually found in suburban streets in the States, particularly in new suburban subdivisions.

Lane is basically a smaller side street off another street in the City. It usually accommodates no more than two cars passing each other from opposite direction. Parking is allowed on recessed areas off the lane.

Court is usually designated for a small street in a subdivision with some length ending with a half-circle at the end (it’s not a thorough street)

Circle a type of street that loops around the subdivision, not exactly in a circle but you could get back to the starting point if you keep following it.

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Lcchang  +  250527 Sun, 30 Jul 06 06:38 PM

Is circle like a traffic circle? If it is, why should it have a name? I mean like the one Delaware Circle that I found in my textbook. Please advise.

LC

Lcchang  +  250535 Sun, 30 Jul 06 06:50 PM
 Likeguslee wrote:

These designations are usually found in suburban streets in the States, particularly in new suburban subdivisions.

Lane is basically a smaller side street off another street in the City. It usually accommodates no more than two cars passing each other from opposite direction. Parking is allowed on recessed areas off the lane.

Court is usually designated for a small street in a subdivision with some length ending with a half-circle at the end (it’s not a thorough street)

Circle a type of street that loops around the subdivision, not exactly in a circle but you could get back to the starting point if you keep following it.

Is a recessed area simliar to a turnout on the highway?

LC

Likeguslee  +  250733 Mon, 31 Jul 06 09:11 AM

Delaware Circle => circle here does not mean a traffic circle. It is only a street that loops around a subdivision, at least for suburban homes in the States.

Recessed areas on a lane are not turnouts on highways. On some suburban subdivisions, lanes are designed with certain alcoves running along a sidewalk where cars can park so that they would not take space on a lane itself.

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