car-free zone

No vehicles allowed

A car-free zone is an area where motor vehicle traffic is prohibited or heavily restricted, typically in city centers or pedestrian districts.

The designation prioritizes walking, cycling, and public transit: The historic quarter has been a car-free zone since 2010.

Also called a pedestrian zone.

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promenade · city center · traffic · cobblestone · stroll · bicycle · shared space · slow traffic · quiet · downtown · outdoor seating · benches · sidewalk · greenway · marketplace · bollard · footpath · urban

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Opposites
vehicle access

car-free zoneparking lot

Outdoor vehicle storage area

parking garage · highway · freeway · motorway · expressway

infrastructure purpose

car-free zonesuburban sprawl

Unplanned outward residential development

sprawl · strip mall · drive-in · Los Angeles · Houston

Family

free, zone, cars, freed, freely, freedom, unfree, zoned, zones

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G