Cities in Europe pedestrianized certain streets decades ago, to considerable success. Philly can too — and help invigorate its retail corridors along the way. By David Murrell · 8/5/2019, 4:01 p.m.

Pedestrianized streets take away spaces and require the city to pay an impact fee to LAZ Parking, which operates and maintains the city’s parking meters.

On Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city will close 40 miles of streets to auto traffic, with a goal of closing up to 100 miles, for pedestrian use.. The announcement came ...

On Thursday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that the streets, closed since April, would be permanently pedestrianized and that the city would accelerate plans to install biking ...

Like the organic nature of the block party, pedestrianized streets can take multiple forms, such as widened bike lanes, expanded sidewalks, and seasonal closures.

For example, pilot pedestrianization programs in New York City reduced commercial vacancies by 49% along pedestrianized streets, while another program in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn increased customer ...

New York City is creating more than 100 car-free zones on Halloween in the hopes of increasing pedestrian safety as part of its expanded Trick-or-Streets program.

Seattle's University District has four of the city's most dangerous intersections. More than 100,000 cars, bikes, buses and people all squeeze through the neighborhood's crowded arterials every day.

The city, following others across the country, pedestrianized streets as the pandemic safeguards closed dining rooms in 2020 and 2021. Restaurants lucky enough to be in those areas saw a boost in ...