back lanes
Behind-building narrow roads
Back lanes are narrow service roads or alleyways running behind rows of houses or buildings, typically used for garbage collection, deliveries, or access to rear garages.
Common in older British and Canadian neighborhoods, they're called back alleys in much American usage: Kids played hockey in the back lanes.
The term evokes working-class neighborhoods and unglamorous urban spaces.
- mewsStable row turned residences
- alleywayNarrow urban passage
- backstreetMinor road, secondary
- sidestreetMinor road off thoroughfare
- towpathsRoutes beside navigable waterways
pathway · dirt roads · narrows · passageway · walking paths · pedestrian walkways · service roads · track · cobblestone paths · bridleways · gravel roads · cul-de-sacs · bike trails · country roads · frontage roads · alleys · green corridors · close
back lanesmain roads
Principal streets for traffic
main streets · high streets · highways · arterial roads · thoroughfares
back lanespublic squares
Open civic gathering areas
town centers · high street · high streets · shopfronts · civic centers
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