We solved that in Akron by calling it the “devil’s strip.”
Which, the driveway or the parkway? 
Welcome to the SDMB, quantum50.
A link to the column you’re commenting on is appreciated. Providing one can be as simple as pasting the URL into your post, making sure to leave a blank space on either side of it. Like so: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_080.html
At least I presume that’s the one you’re commenting on, since it’s the only one I could find where Cecil goes into depth about the parkway/driveway enigma. I don’t know where your quotation comes from. Care to enlighten us?
I think I can clear up what happened. It’s probably my fault.
I think I must have accidently erased some of quantum50’s post, thinking I was replying. But I probably hit “edit” by mistake.
The original question, IIRC, was a description of what the local town had done to him. Fined him $650 for having gravel on the strip between the sidewalk and the street. He can have a gravel driveway, but the “parkway” or strip between the sidewalk and street where he lives, has to be grass, not gravel.
I apologize to the guest. Maybe he’ll see this and repost.
samclem
Yes, bibliophage is showing the correct link to the forum I originally read.
Yes, **samclem **erased my original post.
I do not remember the exact wording of my original post. Here is a brief re-post
A Code Enforcement officer from the village of Romeoville, IL essentially told me that I could park on my gravel drive way but I could not drive on my gravel parkway. (The parkway is defined as the area between the sidewalk and the street). I had to spend 625 dollars to pave over the gravel in the parkway.