But more water taxis and cargo barges could return the canals to the busy arteries they once were.
Cow Island landing's twenty-year run as a transhipment point on a busy artery of commerce was over.
The River Neckar itself is a busy artery, too.
The Dordogne flows placidly, no longer a busy commercial artery now that all the roads are good.
Transportation engineers see some hope for improvement in simple acts like reducing the number of places where cars can enter busy suburban arteries.
It hums with energy along Broadway, its busiest retail artery.
The report pauses for a little history of the area, especially the barge traffic that still makes the Mississippi a busy artery.
Fifth Avenue after midnight is a far different thoroughfare than the busy artery of human and vehicular traffic it is during the day.
The proposal to build a 70,000-square-foot supermarket on a busy east-west artery drew howls of protest from neighbors and elected officials.
The lot may not be scenic, but its location near busy arteries makes it a good spot for offering aid to visitors.