Car-free streets are popping up in cities around the world

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/these-cities-are-focused-on-pedestrians

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34008499

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9point6@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Pedestrian-only zones are having a moment as a trend that started during the pandemic-from wider sidewalks to communal gathering spaces-is becoming the new normal in these popular destinations.

a trend that started during the pandemic

I guess I must have banged my head or something, because I feel like the concept of a pedestrianised area is so far from new I think it might be prehistoric

psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 1y

I do understand why they put it that way, because the trend has been car friendly road for most of our life that pedestrian-only zone feels like new concept to us.

bryndos@fedia.io · 1 pts · 1y

Agoraphobia became popular in the 1950s or something?

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y

They are called "Pedestrian Zones" and are around for decades in civilized countries.

Would be a safe place for pedestrians, if the bikers didn't simply ignore the laws.

FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Repost of https://lemmy.cafe/post/21536162

grue@lemmy.world MOD · 4 pts · 1y

I removed that post even though this one is the newer duplicate because this one has more comments. Apologies to @return2ozma (OP of the earlier post).

JayBeeTX@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

I dig the idea of car-free streets in tight downtowns. They’ve experimented with it a little in the city I live outside of, I wish they’d do more. Especially on Friday and Saturday nights. Even if it was just on Friday and Saturday nights that’d be an improvement.