( ( As ( mentioned ( ( the ward ) ( is ( ( ( less ( than 3 ) ) mi ) ( in length ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( so ( 1.5 mi ) ) ( ( ( is ( the ( maximum distance ) ) ) ( away ( from ( ( this route ) ( from ( any ( given point ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (VP (VBD mentioned) (SBAR (S (NP (DT the) (NN ward)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (QP (JJR less) (IN than) (CD 3)) (NN mi)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN length)))))))))) (NP (RB so) (CD 1.5) (NN mi)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT the) (JJ maximum) (NN distance)) (ADVP (RB away) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT this) (NN route)) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT any) (VBN given) (NN point))))))) (. .)))
As mentioned the ward is less than 3 mi in length so 1.5 mi is the maximum distance away from this route from any given point.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Distance)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN term)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN length)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN route)) (PP (IN between) (NP (CD two) (NNS points))))))))) (. .)))