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Have any (American) cities/towns simply turned an entire street into a bike/pedestrian path? No cars or limited hours or local access only. Similar to the old-
by pkamb 7y ago
Have any (American) cities/towns simply turned an entire street into a bike/pedestrian path? No cars or limited hours or local access only.
Similar to the old-railroad-to-bike-path conversions that are happening everywhere, but for a normal street.
- karmelapple 7y agoYup! A variety of places do this, though I’m not sure if it’s to the extent you have in mind. Iowa City eliminated cars on roads in their downtown, and they have a vibrant town square there now with plenty of restaurants, bars, shopping, ice cream, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ped_Mall_(Iowa_City) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ped_Mall_(Iowa_City) Boston closes down Newbury Street a few times during the summer for the past few years. https://www.newburystboston.com/cd_listing/open-newbury-2019/ https://www.newburystboston.com/cd_listing/open-newbury-2019...
- pkamb 7y agoYeah the "core downtown pedestrian zone" concept I'm sure is popular and gaining more traction, which is great. But I'm talking more about taking a random street that passes through the entire town and removing cars permanently. Maybe a side street parallel to the existing major car thoroughfare. At the extreme end, say, turning an entire North/South avenue of Manhattan bike/pedestrian-only.