shared use path

English

Alternative forms

• SUP
• shared-use path

Etymology

shared +‎ use +‎ path. Coined in the 1990s and popularized by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in its 1999 publication Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities.

Noun

shared use path (plural shared use paths)

1. A path designed to accommodate multiple non-motorized modes of transport together, typically pedestrians and cyclists.

   Synonyms: multi-use path, multi-use pathway, shared path, shared pathway, shared user path

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: camino de uso compartido m, senda multiuso f, pasil multiusos m, calzada de uso mixto f

See also

• bikeway
• greenway
• rail trail