pedestrian mall

Car-free shopping street

A pedestrian mall is a street or area closed to vehicle traffic and reserved for people on foot, typically lined with shops and restaurants.

Many cities converted downtown streets to pedestrian malls in the 1970s and 1980s to revitalize commercial areas: The pedestrian mall fills with farmers market vendors on Saturdays.

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shopping district · plaza · town square · sidewalk · buskers · vendor stalls · open air market · public space · car-free · foot traffic · food court · marketplace · streetscape · outdoor dining · boulevard · commercial hub · street performers · event space

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vehicle access

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Major road for travel

freeway · expressway · motorway · arterial road · autobahn

spatial purpose

pedestrian mallparking lot

Outdoor vehicle storage area

parking garage · car park · parking structure · bus depot · truck terminal

urban design philosophy

pedestrian mallstrip mall

Row of adjacent storefronts

suburban sprawl

Family

mall, pedestrian, promenade, pedestrians, pedestrianization, pedestrian zone, pedestrianize, pedestrianized, pedestrianizing

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