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byroads

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Malls, once anchored by department stores, are reinventing themselves as experience hubs—think escape rooms, arcades and bowling alleys, with small commerce areas tucked in alongside.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
That might prove to be difficult, if not prohibitively expensive or just impossible, in urban areas with sewers, gas lines, fiber optic cables and whatnot installed beneath streets, parkways, sidewalks and paved alleys.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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The wars in the Gulf and Ukraine have essentially shut off some of the world’s key passageways for global commodities, while extended droughts have restricted travel through the key arteries such as the Panama Canal.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026
While PennDOT already has created over 30 wildlife crossings, the establishment of the new cohesive group of state agency stakeholders is likely to accelerate building the safe animal passageways and reverse the high collision rate with motorists.

— Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Located right at the heart of the school, the library used to be sunken down with walkways winding around the edges.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Tailgates blur into walkways, walkways funnel into gates, and suddenly, the open concourse reveals a stadium that feels impossibly full, colorful and loud.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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