List of urban areas designed for human movement by walking
This is a list of pedestrian zones: urban streets where vehicle traffic has been restricted or eliminated for pedestrian use only.[4] These are usually pedestrianised urban centres of a city, town or district with a residential population that have been retrofitted.[5]
Country
Location
Details
Armenia
Yerevan
Northern Avenue, located in the Kentron district of central Yerevan, is a large pedestrian avenue. The avenue was inaugurated in 2007 and is mainly home to residential buildings, offices, luxury shops and restaurants.[6]
Australia
Melbourne
Several areas within the Melbourne CBD,[7] including the Bourke Street Mall, Swanston Street,[8] Block Arcade, Royal Arcade, Degraves Street, Queen Victoria Village, City Square and Federation Square
Australia
Perth
Hay Street in the Perth CBD became the first pedestrianised street of any Australian major capital in 1972[9]
Australia
Sydney
Within the Sydney CBD, George Street was pedestrianised between Bridge Street and Hay Street in stages between 2021 and 2023[10][11]
Belgium
Brussels
Europe's largest pedestrian zone (French: Le Piétonnier), established in phases starting in 2015 and set to cover 50 hectares (120 acres). The area covers much of the historic centre within the Small Ring (the ring road built on the site of the 14th century walls), including the Grand-Place, the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein, the Boulevard Anspach/Anspachlaan, and the Place de la Bourse/Beursplein.[12][13]
Germany
Freiburg im Breisgau
Large car-free centre (610 x 720 m). Medieval university town. Minimal car traffic is permitted on some streets. Trams provide access. Progressively pedestrianised since 1971.[14] The neighbourhood of Vauban is considered the prototype for the Vauban model of transport planning. Some streets are "parking-space-free" (German: stellplatzfrei, rather than "car-free".[15]
Germany
Munich
The Kaufingerstraße and Neuhauser Straße through the historic city center from Marienplatz to Stachus were pedestrianized on June 30, 1972 in time for the 1972 Summer Olympics.[16] In 2019, the Sendlinger Straße was pedestrianized from Marienplatz to Sendlinger Tor.[17]
Italy
Venice
The historic centre (Italian: centro storico) of Venice is divided in six sestieri ("districts") with a combined area of 7.9796 km2 (797.9631 ha; 7,979,631 m2).[1] Of its 129 islands,[2] Tronchetto, Santa Chiara (which contains the Port of Venice) and the Piazzale Roma bus station square in the Santa Croce sestiere are the only islands where automobiles and busses are permitted within the historic centre;[3] these three jointly cover 711,339 m2 (71.1339 ha; 0.711339 km2).[2] The rest of the Venetian Inner Islands are a pedestrian zone covering 7.268261 km2 (726.8261 ha; 7,268,261 m2; c. 91% of the historic centre),[1][2] where transport takes place on foot or by water (gondola).[3]
Kazakhstan
Almaty
The Arbat, one of Kazakhstan's most popular and first pedestrian zones in Almaty, was established in Jibek Joly Street in the late 1980s. The area is lined with many shops and kiosks, as well as local artists selling their work.[18]
Morocco
Fez
Fes el Bali, the larger of the two medieval medinas, consists of narrow streets that are inaccessible by automobile. A few access streets for emergency vehicles are being built.[19][self-published source?]
Morocco
Marrakesh
The historic souks (marketplaces) in the city centre are a car-free zone. The streets are only narrow enough for pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists. The surrounding medina was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.[20]
Netherlands
Arnhem
The pedestrian zone (Dutch: voetgangersgebied) covers the area within the boundaries of the following streets and squares: Nieuwe Plein, Willemsplein, Gele Rijdersplein, Looierstraat, Velperbinnensingel, Koningsplein, St. Catharinaplaats, Beekstraat, Walburgstraat, Turfstraat, Kleine Oord, and Nieuwe Oeverstraat.[21]
Netherlands
Utrecht
The pedestrian zone gradually grew over the years. As of 1 August 2022, it covers the following streets and squares: Lijnmarkt, Choorstraat, Oudegracht Westzijde until Lange Viestraat, Boterstraat, Steenweg, Lange and Korte Elisabethstraat, Vredenburg, Donkerstraat, Mariastraat, Achter and Voor Clarenburg, Zakkendragerssteeg, Drieharingstraat, Hamsteeg, Bakkerstraat, Lauwersteeg, Hekelsteeg, Massegast, Vinkenburgstraat, Neude, Schoutenstraat, Oudegracht Oostzijde from Hamburgerbrug, Lichte en Donkere Gaard, Vismarkt, Stadhuisbrug, Ganzenmarkt, Wed, Oudegracht Oostzijde until Potterstraat, Drakenburgstraat, Servetstraat, Zadelstraat, Buurkerkhof, Hollandse Toren, Vlaamse Toren, Vredenburgkade, Rijnkade.[22]
^ abc"Superficie territoriale del Comune di Venezia in ettari ha) in kilometri quadrati (kmq) e in metri quadrati (mq)" (PDF). comune.venezia.it. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ abcdFranco Fiorin (2018). "Aggiornamento del piano di eliminazione delle barriere architettoniche per Venezia centro storico e isole – sezione centro storico" (PDF). comune.venezia.it. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ abcHardy, Paula; Di Duca, Marc; Dragicevich, Peter (2018). Lonely Planet Venice & the Venet. Lonely Planet. p. 529. ISBN 9781787012455. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^Castillo-Manzano, José; Lourdes Lopez-Valpuesta; Juan P. Asencio-Flores (2014). "Extending pedestrianization processes outside the old city center; conflict and benefits in the case of the city of Seville". Habitat International. 44: 194–201. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.06.005. hdl:11441/148812. As part of this rising concern we can highlight a scheme that has acquired great importance in processes to redesign cities, pedestrianization. Pedestrianization can be defined as restricting or eliminating [vehicle] traffic in a street or streets for the use of pedestrians only (Hass-Klau, 1993). A differentiation should be made between pedestrianization processes and traffic calming, defined as the application of measures such as road humps, tree planting or speed cushions to impress upon the driver that the street is primarily for shopping or residential use (Slinn, Matthews, & Guest, 2005).
^Melia, Steve; Parkhurst, Graham; Barton, Hugh (August 2010). "Carfree, low-car – What's the Difference?" (PDF). World Transport Policy & Practice 16. 16 (2). Eco-Logica Ltd.: 24–32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2022. Whereas the first two models apply to newly-built carfree developments, most pedestrianised city, town and district centres have been retro-fitted.
^"Yerevan Remade: The Case of the Northern Avenue". Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^"Melbourne: A Pedestrian Paradise". Streetfilms.
^Dowling, Jason (26 January 2010). "No cars, new city squares: Doyle's Swanston Street reversal". The Age.
^"Document Library | Hay Street Mall - Public Realm Enhancement Concept Plan | Engage Perth".
^"George Street transformation takes shape". news.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^George Street south transformed into a pedestrian boulevard City of Sydney
^"Project. Pedestrian Zone, Brussels city website". Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^O'Sullivan, Feargus (1 May 2019). "In Car-Choked Brussels, the Pedestrians Are Winning". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^Monheim, R. (1997). "The Evolution from Pedestrian Areas to 'Car-free' City Centres in Germany". In Tolley, R. (ed.). The greening of urban transport : planning for walking and cycling in Western cities (2nd ed.). Chichester: Wiley. pp. 253–265.
^Melia, Parkhurst & Barton 2010, pp. 25–26.
^"10 spannende Fakten über Münchens Fußgängerzone". 15 October 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^"Sendlinger Straße: Infos zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten". Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^"Алматинский и столичный Арбат: улицы с историей и точки притяжения в городе". weproject.media (in Russian). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^carfree.com by J.H. Crawford
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^"Verordening ontheffingen berijden voetgangersgebied binnenstad Arnhem 2004" [2004 Regulation on exemptions for driving in the pedestrian zone in the inner city of Arnhem]. repository.officiele-overheidspublicaties.nl (in Dutch). 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^Utrecht, Gemeente (10 March 2022). "Voetgangersgebied binnenstad | Gemeente Utrecht". utrecht.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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