[steve86]

I also wondered about the eastern use of the work “parkway”. What does it have to do with a park? How could it be less like a park? Parking lot at commute times, maybe? At least in the west, most of our highways are still freeways, and in fact, have no toll. Oh, on the topic of the thread, I think the State Patrol drivers should have a license suspension for at least a year.

[JayNorth]

I also wondered about the eastern use of the work “parkway”. What does it have to do with a park?

I think it was George Carlin who mused that we park in our driveways and drive on our parkways.