Oxford Street to Close for Trial Car-Free Day Ahead of Potential Pedestrianization
Oxford Street, one of London's busiest shopping streets, will be closed to vehicles for a day on Sunday, September 21, to showcase how pedestrianization might work. The trial closure will run from 12:00 to 20:00 BST, from Oxford Circus to Orchard Street, just before World Car Free Day. During the cl... [More info]
I wonder how Water St is doing on Sundays (the only day when it's pedestrianized for 8 hours) with the 2025 “pilot”.
Last year with the 24/7 partial pedestrianization, I heard opinions every other day, but now no one's talking about it.
Did Vancouver Council simply kill the enthusiasm, following complaints of business owners who couldn't park out front?
Idea: A map where you plot in where you want to go to and from, and it draws up a line and tells you how far it is, and:
How much shorter it would have been if there was no street level parking between the two points.
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Parisians back 'garden roads' project in record low turnout.
Residents of Paris have backed a project to pedestrianise and create green spaces on hundreds of roads in the French capital in a consultative vote.
Some two-thirds of those who voted in the poll backed the plan, dubbed the "garden roads" project, but only 4% of the Paris electorate turned out to cast their ballots.
#Paris #Referendum #Pedestrianisation #Pedestrianization #France
Pedestrianization projects around Paris' landmarks spark tensions.
Trocadéro, Butte Montmartre, Concorde... As her term in office comes to an end, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo is pursuing her policy of redeveloping public space, not without a few clashes.
#Paris #Hidalgo #AnneHidalgo #Cities #PublicSpace #Pedestrianisation #Pedestrianization
From road to community! Carrer del Consell de Cent in Barcelona is now a vibrant public space. Streets are for people!
Higher-res photos: https://hayespromenade.org/blog/case-study-carrer-del-consell-de-cent
#HayesPromenade #Pedestrianization #CarFree #VisionZero #TransitFirst #Barcelona
In Barcelona’s L'Eixample district, Carrer del Consell de Cent recently transformed from a 2 and 3-lane street to a single-lane pedestrianized space, known as a “living street”. This case study documents that transformation through photos at 5 locations, over time.
Just setting up our fedi! Here's a joyful photo from our event last Saturday!
RT @cindymclaughlin Montague #OpenStreets continues to be a revelation. The street was packed with people just hanging out on a beautiful day.
Thank you @montaguebid and @thebhanow for pulling off such a joy.
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