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.
  • JayBeeTX@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    17 hours ago

    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.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    1 day ago

    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.

  • 9point6@lemmy.worldEnglish
    201·
    2 days ago

    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.

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    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.zipEnglish
      8·
      1 day ago

      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.

    • grue@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      4·
      23 hours ago

      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).