The main square of Siena, Italy
This is a list of noteworthy car-free areas. To be included, areas should meet at least one of the following criteria:
They are unusual for their country or region
They make up a sizeable fraction of a city, town, or island
For example, Freiburg's car free district is included because it is of significant size even for Germany; Leipzig's is not since it is merely safeway store coupons average and is a small part of the city. However, Portland, Oregon's are included since car free areas of any size are unusual in North America.
Color-coding is used as follows:
Place name
Most or all of the area is essentially car free. Kids can play in most streets.
Place name
Large area that is nearly car free; pedestrians may still occasionally have to avoid cars.
Place name
Worthy of inclusion, but extent is limited or vehicles sometimes intrude appreciably.
Contents
1 Europe
1.1 Austria
1.2 Belgium
1.3 Denmark
1.4 Finland
1.5 France
1.6 Germany
1.7 German islands and resorts
1.8 Greece
1.9 Hungary
1.10 Italy
1.11 The Netherlands
1.12 Portugal
1.13 Spain
1.14 Sweden
1.15 Switzerland
1.16 UK and Channel Islands
1.17 Other Europe
2 North America
2.1 Canada
2.2 Mexico
2.3 Costa Rica
2.4 Puerto Rico
2.5 United States
3 South America
3.1 Argentina
3.2 Brazil
3.3 Chile
3.4 Colombia
4 Africa
5 Middle East
6 Asia
7 Australia
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Europe
Austria
Location
Area
Population
Character
Vienna
Autofreie Mustersiedlung Floridsdorf housing project
250 units
New car free residential project, organized by Green party
Vienna
"Sizable" car free core near Red Lobster Printable Coupons
St. Stephens Cathedral
Old center
Feldkirch
Historic center
Salzburg
A number of streets in the medieval center are car free
Lovely old town with significant car free shopping areas
Belgium
Location
Area
Population
Character
Louvain-la-Neuve
Most or all of the city
University town; surface is car free; streets and parking are below pedestrian streets
Brugge
(Bruges)
Medieval town with large car free center
Gent
350,000 m² Entire city heart
80.000 in car- free zone
Largest car free area in Belgium; Public transport, taxis and permit holders may enter but not exceed 5 km/h
Denmark
Location
Area
Population
Character
Strøget, Copenhagen
Large downtown car free shopping area
Central Copenhagen is one of the largest and oldest examples of auto-free zones, heavily used, much tourist traffic. The city's bicycle paths are extensive and well-used. photos
Christiania community, Copenhagen
All of an old military reservation
850
Several streets with recycled and ad-hoc buildings; car free
Finland
Location
Area
Population
Character
Suomenlinna
0.8 km² island
850
car free fortress in Helsinki, service traffic allowed.
France
Location
Area
Population
Character
Mont St. Michel
4 km² island
about 60
car free fortress/abbey
Île de Porquerolles, near Toulon
Entire island is car-lite and many areas car free
5000 (summers)
Resort
Île de Sein (Enez Sun)
Entire island is car free
Île de Bréhat, Bretagne
Entire island is car free
421
Easy for walking/biking
Lyon
Avenue de la Republique, Rue Victor Hugo, and side streets
Metro area is about 1.7 million; car free area unknown
17th-18th C mixed-use 6-story area
Lyon
Part of Vieux Lyon
Medieval quarter
Port Grimaud
Resort
Rue Mouffetard, Paris
0.5 km
The pedestrian mall next to St. Germain, Paris
is about 1.5 km long and runs from place Odeon to rue Monge
Pompidou Center, Paris
Modern large-scale development
Les Halles, Paris
Redeveloped market area
Montorgueil area, Paris
Dijon
Small car free center
Old buildings on narrow streets
Strasbourg
Part of the old town
Medieval core
Colmar
Town Center
Large historic pedestrian area in center of town
Chambery
Significant car free area
Medieval quarter
Montpellier
Many car free streets
11,000 in the medieval quarter
Center of medieval university town
La Rochelle
car free area and anti-car policies
80,000 (entire city)
Tours
Several blocks of the medieval old town are restricted to pedestrians only
Old medieval center
Bordeaux
4 km of streets
Unknown; morning truck deliveries permitted; limited car access for residents
Sarlat
Old part of city
Reportedly car free and pedestrian friendly except for central main street
Lauzerte
Place des Cornieres
Allegedly car free and pedestrian only except some do not take any notice
Yvoire
Old part of city
Medieval quarter
Germany
Location
Area
Population
Character
Freiburg im Breisgau
Large car free center
City 200,000; car free areas perhaps 10,000
Medieval university town; a very small amount of car traffic is permitted on some streets; trams provide access
Freiburg im Breisgau
Vauban district
5,000
New carfree district converted from a military base; car parking at edge, trams provide access
Freiburg im Breisgau
Rieselfeld district
10,000
Car parking distributed, trams provide access
Erlangen
Former US-Army area/Hartmannstrasse
some 2.000
Car parking concentrated in some multi storey car parks
Erlangen
Bonhoefferweg-Siedlung
some 200
Car parking outside the residential area
Nürnberg
9 km of car free streets
Munich
7 km of car free streets
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Stuttgart
6.9 km of car free streets
Lindau
Historic center
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
13,000
Wittenberg (Gartenstadt Piesteritz)
1,200
Development ca. 1915; newly carfree (1994--1999)
Nürnberg - Langwasser
3,180
New development (1978-1987)
Hamburg (Stadthaus Schlump)
Small
45 dwelling units
car free mixed-use conversion of an old hospital
Hamburg (Saarlandstraße)
210 dwellings
New development (2000)
Bremen (Grünenstraße)
800 m²
23 dwellings
New development
Tübingen (French Quarter)
Some parts of redevelopment car free
Tübingen (converted military base)
6000 residents, 2000 jobs
Munich - Kolumbusplatz(Haidhausen)
40 dwellings
New development (near downtown)
Munich (Messestadt Riem)
41 dwellings
car free part of a larger new development
Münster (Geist) Gartensiedlung Weissenburg
184 dwellings
New development (2001)
Hahnenklee-Bockswiese (Harz)
Most of town
2,500
Town in the Harz mountain area
German islands and resorts
(Residents are allowed cars on some islands)
Location
Area
Population
Character
Helgoland
Entire island
1650
North Sea Island
Baltrum
Entire island
510
North Sea Island
Spiekeroog
Entire island
730
North Sea Island
Langeoog
Entire island
1970
North Sea Island
Wangerooge
Entire island
1180
North Sea Island
Juist
Entire island
1790
North Sea Island
Hiddensee
Entire island
1200
Baltic Sea Island
Rerik (Wustrow peninsula)
69 houses
Largely undeveloped area on a Baltic Sea Peninsula; will probably become less car free as it develops
Niederrathen
Entire village
500
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Moritzdorf (Sellin)
Entire village
Village on the island of Rügen
Lechbruck am See
Entire village
Village in Bavaria
Hayingen
Entire village
105 houses
Village in Swabia
Hallig Hooge, Hallig Gröde and Hallig Nordstrandischmoor
North sea islands
total of 100 Inhabitants
Greece
Location
Area
Population
Character
Hydra Island
Entire island (50 km²)
3,000
No motorized vehicles on the entire island
Lindos/Rhodes
Entire Town
Motorized traffic impossible due to narrow streets
Mount Athos
Entire Peninsula
1,400
Motorized traffic of non residents is prohibited. Local traffic is extremely limited with only some vehicles used by the monastic community for essential communication, and transportation needs
Spetses Island
Town only
4,000 (entire island)
car free, possibly with some violations
Downtown Athens
Historic centre
ca. 750,000 (whole municipality)
While designated car free, the ban is apparently widely ignored
The city of Rhodes
Medieval centre
ca. 50,000 (entire city)
Motor traffic within the medieval city and mainly near the Knights Hospitaller Grand Master's palace is limited. Limitations are most often ignored, especially by youngsters on scooters.
Hungary
Location
Area
Population
Character
Margaret Island, Budapest
Entire island
Entry by cars forbidden except for a single bus line and taxis; service traffic of local stores and restaurants are allowed to enter
Italy
Location
Area
Population
Character
Venice
Entire city except near the train station
Estimated macy s sales coupons at 70,000
Medieval city, today highly focused on tourism; transport on foot or by water
Siena
Entire city
Perhaps 30,000
Not entirely car free but most streets have very little honeybaked coupons traffic
Cinque Terre
(5 towns on the Gulf of Genoa)
Most or all of each town
Probably a few thousand each
Some towns are car free, others highly car-moderated
Florence
Several streets near Piazza San Lorenzo
Market area of the old city
Rome
Several streets west of the Vatican
Parma
Small area in the city center, probably 6 to 10 streets
Unknown, probably a few thousand
Probably some delivery trucks permitted during limited hours
Naples
Small car free area at center
Shopping area in downtown
Milan
Small area near cathedral
Wide streets completely filled with pedestrians after work
Ferrara
The medieval center has car free streets and is over all "car-lite"
Heavy bike use
Perugia
While the town suffers heavily from cars and traffic, some areas are so narrow that they are car free
Medieval hill town
Assisi
Much of the town is highly car-moderated
Visitors must park at the foot of the hill; some residents' cars are allowed in town
Spoleto
Some parts of the upper old city are car free
Pre-medieval hill town
The Netherlands
Location
Area
Population
Character
Giethoorn
Entire town
about 2500
Transport by canal boat
Amsterdam GWL project
600 unit car free residential area
About 1500
Modern architecture on the site of a disused waterworks; some car parking at the edge
Kalverstraat/Nieuwendijk, Amsterdam
Long main shopping street with many narrow side streets
Unknown; primarily commercial
Shopping district; delivery vehicles allowed in AM
Delft
Most of the old center
Medieval center
Islands of Vlieland and Schiermonnikoog
Entire islands
About 1000 residents on each plus lots of tourists in season
Only residents are allowed to bring cars onto the islands
Groningen
Most of the old city center
Estimated at 30,000 in the car free area (the city is about 10 times larger)
Medieval center is nearly car free; mixed use area with university
Portugal
Location
Area
Population
Character
Óbidos
Entire area of walled town
Probably a few thousand
Medieval walled hill town (now tourist area); only residents permitted to drive into the town, although cars are a nuisance
Baixa, Lisbon
One long shopping street, with a few side streets
18th C 5-story mixed use
Santarém
Most of the streets in the oldest part of town
3 story, old, mixed use area
Faro
Some of the downtown area
50,000 (whole city)
6 to 8 old streets that form a small network in the center of town
Tavira
Some of the old downtown
25,000 (whole city)
Narrow, winding streets in the old part of town.
Évora
Most of the old walled city
8500 (in the walled city)
Some cars
Coimbra
Many small streets
Old medieval quarter
Viseu
A number of narrow streets in the town center
Largely intact medieval city; on Fridays, the entire old center is car free
Spain
Location
Area
Population
Character
Málaga
3,900 m² car free and limited access streets
Moorish and XIX century historic center
Seville
Santa Cruz district has many narrow, car free streets
Medieval/Renaissance quarter
Madrid Puerta del Sol
6 blocks square (limited car access)
Busy central area
Segovia
Large parts of the old, walled city
Medieval area
Santiago de Compostela
Large central pedestrian zone
Ayamonte (in S.W. corner)
Downtown commercial district
Old medieval quarter with very narrow streets; river town on the flanks of a hill
Barri Gòtic, Barcelona
A number of car free streets, others car-light
Tens of thousands
Medieval center
Algeciras
Large network of car free shopping streets
Historic centre
Girona
Rambla (promenade and shopping street) and network of narrow residential streets
Historic centre
Granada
Albaicin neighborhood (limited car access on a few streets)
Historic Moorish quarter
Laguardia (Biasteri) photos
Valladolid
Central square and surrounding streets.
Historic centre, although most buildings are now modern.
Sweden
Location
Area
Population
Character
Gamla stan, Stockholm (Old Town)
Most of the old heart (ca. 0.3 km²)
3000
Oldest part of the city; medieval area; low traffic in central parts of the Old Town during part of the day, AM deliveries allowed and taxis allowed 24 h; there is no supervision and no control so in reality the medieval city is not essentially car free. photos
Malmö
Large pedestrian precinct
City center; further expansion planned
Växjö, Sweden
Entire city center
car free district in fossil-fuel reduced city (external link)
Jakriborg
Entire village
800 - 2000
Newbuilt suburb/village in old style, connected to Malmö and Lund via rail.
Southern Göteborg Archipelago
Archipelago including Vrångö, Brännö, Styrsö, and Vargö
5,000 permanent, another 6,000 summer
West of Gothenburg
Switzerland
Location
Area
Population
Character
Zermatt
Entire town
5687
car free Alpine resort with prototype "Utility Area" at the entrance; slow electric taxis and freight vehicles used, although these are sometimes driven at higher speeds
Bettmeralp
Entire town
Alpine resort
Braunwald
Entire town
398
Alpine resort
Riederalp
Entire town
555
Alpine resort
Rigi
Entire town
Alpine resort
Saas-Fee
Entire town
1607
Alpine resort; small electric utility vehicles
Stoos
Entire town
Alpine resort
Wengen
Entire town
1400
Alpine resort
Zürich
Large parts of the old town
car free medieval urban core
Lausanne
Large parts of the old town
The lower mediaeval part of the old town is car free. Cars are allowed but uncommon in the upper ancient part. Taxis are allowed.
Geneva
10 streets
10,000
car free areas in the heart
Basel
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The city is heavily dependent on an excellent tram system and most of the center city is highly car moderated if not car free
St. Gallen
Old center
car free
Neuchâtel
Old center
car free
Appenzell
Old center
car free
Gstaad
Village center
car free
Gruyere
Village center
Reportedly significant car free area
Rapperswil
Medieval center
car free center
Brig
Perhaps 10 blocks in downtown
Old part of the city, mixed use
Winterthur
Historic center
Lugano
Most of the old quarter
Mürren
Entire town
450
Alpine resort; some utility traffic
Gimmelwald
Entire town
130
Small village
Bern - Halen
79 apartments
Terraced neighborhood; built 1961; parking at edge
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73 apartments
Built 1996; parking at edge
UK and Channel Islands
Location
Area
Population
Character
Island of Sark (Channel Islands)
Whole island
560
Entirely car free (only motorized vehicles are tractors)
Island of Herm (Channel Islands)
Whole island
60
Cars and bicycles are both banned pearl vision coupons (quad bikes are allowed)
Cambridge
City centre and university campus
Several thousand
University town with heavy tourism; cars banned most of the day from centre
Oxford
Areas in coupons for royal carribean cruises city centre
Medieval university town. Cornmarket Street, Radliffe Square surrounding the Radcliffe Camera and University Church, and Brasenose Lane are pedestrian only; Queen Street is bus only; many surrounding streets have restricted vehicular access
Salisbury
City centre and cathedral close
115,800
Large section of town centre is car free, including the Cathedral Close
Edinburgh
Slateford Green car free development
York
Several vibrant alley ways in the centre, including The Shambles
183,100
Streets too narrow for cars
Leeds, Yorkshire
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part of the city centre
715,200
Pedestrian precinct
Lincoln
Several cobbled streets around the Cathedral
86,000
car free area near the centre
Isles of Scilly
Group of islands off Land's End
Combined population of 2000
Island of Tresco is car free
Clovelly
Village in North Devon
??
Entirely car-free
Other Europe
Location
Area
Population
Character
Prague, Czech Republic
Large car free area starting at Old Town Square and extending across the river
Medieval quarter
Tábor, Czech Republic
"Modest network of car free streets"
Old town
Kraków, Poland
Large car free area around the Old Town Square encircled by a park known as Planty
5,345 (Old Town in 1998), 780,000 (whole city - 2004)
Old town
Dubrovnik, Croatia
The old walled city
Nearly car free
Rovinj, Croatia
The old town is reported to be largely or entirely car free
Undoubtedly medieval
Arbat Street, Moscow
Small district
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Vilnius, Lithuania
Large car free area reported
One of the largest surviving medieval quarters in Europe
Kaunas, Lithuania
Laisves Aleja
A double tree lined five block pedestrian shopping street car free other than intersections
Riga, Latvia
Old town
The walled old bass pro shops coupons town is nearly car free, requiring enough permits and entrance fees for motor vehicles that cars are seldom seen
Tallinn, Estonia
"Modest network of car free streets"
Old town
Büyükada Island, Istanbul, Turkey
One of the nine Marmara Sea islands, resort area
1500 ( )
Almost entirely car free
Kotor, Montenegro
The old town is car free.
23,481
The old Mediterranean port of Kotor, surrounded by an impressive city wall, is very well preserved and protected by UNESCO.
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Downtown
This small university town of 60,000 contains a quite substantial pedestrian area, with one long walking street and several smaller ones, in addition to two large and one extremely large car free squares.
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Downtown
A medium sized Bulgarian city (roughly 80,000 inhabitants) contains a proportionately large pedestrian network, where in one instance five different pedestrian streets intersect.
North America
Canada
Location
Area
Population
Character
Whistler, British Columbia
9,000~25,000
Auto-Free European Village.
Calgary, Alberta
7 & 8th Avenue Malls
Non-Residential
7th Ave. is a transit mall; 8th Ave. is a pedestrian mall for several blocks that offers some retailers selling coffee, food, drinks and tourist merchandise.
"P.A.T.H." Toronto, Ontario
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Non-residential
Auto-free network of underground passages and shopping centres.
Toronto Islands
Several car free islands just off downtown
700
Urban park and ecological community. Accessible by ferry or private boat from downtown Toronto. Bicycles are permitted on ferries.
Distillery District, Toronto, Ontario
Wide array of pedestrian-only walkways
Historic industrial district; red brick, art galleries, shops, cafes, residences, various festivals, breweries, distilleries, winemaking, pubs, fresh beer, bicycle parking, adjacent to Don Valley bicycle trail network through the city.
Outer Harbour East Headland (Leslie Street Spit), Toronto
5 km-long man-made peninsula
0
Wilderness area downtown. Access by bicycle, pedestrian or boat.
Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario
6 blocks
Non-residential
Shopping street 1 block south of Canadian Parliament Building.
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
Ski resort built as an Auto-Free European-style village.
Quebec City, Quebec
A few streets in the oldest part of the town
528,595
Rue Saint-Jean is car-free for most of the day during the tourist season.
Dodge Cove, Digby Island, British Columbia
An island village near Prince Rupert
100
Artisan and Commuter Community
George Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
An historic street dotted with pubs
Victoria Row, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island}
32,174
Small street next to a library, with cafes, restaurants and an art gallery, which is pedestrianized in the summer
Mexico
Location
Area
Population
Character
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Zona Peatonal, Downtown
3,000,000
15 streets dedicated to pedestrians. Surrounded by civic, touristic and commercial areas
Guanajuato, Guanajauato
Most of the historic town
70,798
One main narrow street running through town; the few remaining streets run underground
Costa Rica
Location
Area
Population
Character
Parismina, Limon
Entire Village
600
Small coastal village has no paved roads and one tractor for trash collection.
Puerto Rico
Location
Area
Population
Character
Río Piedras
Zona Peatonal Paseo de Diego
1,000,000 / Part of city
Working class colonial neighbourhood, about 1 km dedicated to pedestrians, commercial areas, served by new automated Tren Urbano nearby University of Puerto Rico and Botanical Gardens.
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
(In planing stages) large portion of historic district
Aprox 7,000
Narrow cobblestone streets, buildings and numerous public plazas and churches which date back to the 16th and 17th century. A modern tramway line to serve the area is in the planning stages.
United States
With a few notable exceptions, most US cities have only relatively small car free zones.
State
Location
Area
Population
Character
North Carolina
Bald Head Island
entire Island
173
Exclusive, golf-cart-based community
Maine
Monhegan Island
entire Island
75 permanent residents
Car free except for a truck that delivers luggage for tourist (also electricity free, all electricity comes from a town run generator)
Michigan
Mackinac Island
entire Island
600 permanent residents
Resort island; horse-and-buggy transport
Michigan
Russell Island
entire Island
150 cottages
Car free resort community accessible only by boat; only bikes and golf carts are allowed on the island
Virginia
Tangier Island
entire Island
604
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Arizona
Arcosanti
entire Town
100
Arcology being built by Paolo Soleri
California
Catalina Island
most of Island
3,696
car free except for gasoline-powered golf carts in the town of Avalon
New York
Fire Island
most of Island
310
Most of the island is accessible only by passenger ferries, or by foot or bicycle from the parking lot at the western end (which is reachable by a cars-only bridge); wagons used for transport. Residents can get car access discounts coupons for dillards permits for non-summer months.
New York
Roosevelt Island
most of Island
9,500
Cars are allowed on one bridge and on spine road, store coupons vacuums but can only be parked at one central parking garage. Access is via subway, blockbuster game rental coupons tram, or riverfront footpaths.
South Carolina
Daufuskie Island
part of Island & Haig Point
429
Car free resort development of the 1980s, only accessible by ferry. Private residential golf development on an island adjacent to Hilton Head Island, SC. Golf carts allowed. Other areas of the island have limited cars.
California
Venice
Venice Canals
30,000 (pop. of Venice)
A small portion of a large canal system created by Abbot Kinney to be the 'Venice of America' still exists. A majority circuit city computer discounts coupons of the canals were filled in 1929 to make way for the automobile. A square roughly 300 meters on a side.
California
Columbia
Pedestrian mall
Small car free district at the center
California
Sacramento
'K' Street Mall, 12 blocks (1 mile) of 'K' Street, including an outdoor shopping mall and pedestrian freeway underpass to the old city historic district.
car free shopping, entertainment, business and mixed-use residential district
California
Santa Monica
Third Street Promenade, 1/2 mile (800 m) of 3rd Street
car free shopping district, with further expansion planned
California
Davis
University of California Campus
Extensive bicycle path network linking all points into a regional bicycle transportation system. Large areas of the city "bicycle only".
California
Riverside
Pedestrian mall
The Main Street Pedestrian Mall is absolutely car free, and extends through several blocks of the center of the city. Notables include historic Mission Inn and the Riverside Photography Museum.
Colorado
Aspen
Pedestrian malls
Three blocks of E. Hyman Ave., S. Mill St., and E. Cooper Ave. in downtown, free magazine coupons adjacent to Wagner Park, have been pedestrianized.
Colorado
Boulder
Pedestrian mall
At the city center; there is some debate as to whether this really is a car free area or not. The Pearl Street Mall is absolutely car free, and extends through several blocks of the center of the city.
Colorado
Fort Collins
7 acres (28,000 m²), 4 streets
City population 115,000
Old Town, commercial district, no traffic except for maintenance crews; area includes 60 apartments for the elderly
Colorado
Fort Collins
Colorado State University, 4 long streets
25,000 students
car free area of university campus, to be expanded
Colorado
Denver
16th Street Mall, about a mile (1.6 km) long
Transit mall with pedestrian-only extensions. However, electric buses and police cars drive throughout the area at all times, alongside pedicabs and horse-drawn carriages. It is forbidden to ride ordinary bicycles along the mall except on Sundays, and bicycles parked on the mall are impounded by police after a few hours' notice.
Florida
Miami
Lincoln Road Mall, 7 blocks or 0.5 mile (800 m)
Shopping, socializing, cafes, dining al fresco in the heart of the Art Deco district
Georgia
Metro Atlanta
East Lake Commons, 67 dwellings planned
Probably 200
Parking will be located on the perimeter of the village. Access within the village core will be by walking, carts, and bicycles
Iowa
Iowa City
Pedestrian mall
Several blocks of the Iowa City-Ped Mall, located near the University of Iowa campus in the Old Capital district, are completely car free.
Louisiana
New Orleans
Several blocks between the French Quarter and the river
Car free mixed use area served by Vintage Streetcar Line.
Massachusetts
Boston
Downtown Crossing, several car free streets
Heart of the commercial district in old downtown Boston
Minnesota
Minneapolis
skyway 5 miles (8 km) of enclosed overhead passageways
1,500 residences; 4,000 hotel rooms
Commercial/retail heart of the city. 200 million square feet (19 km²) of office space, and 2.5 million square feet (230,000 m²) of retail space.
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Nicollet Mall Central E/W downtown street; access to motor-vehicles limited to Metro Transit busses
Wide street level sidewalks give access to popular retail and dining establishments as well as many of downtown Minneapolis's office towers
Minnesota
Saint Paul
skyway a grid of enclosed overhead and underground passageways
Commercial/retail heart of the city.
New York
Ithaca
Ithaca Commons (pedestrian mall)
30,000 (entire city of Ithaca)
Downtown car free area of 1 street, 2 blocks long
New York
Buffalo
Main Street Mall (Buffalo), Downtown light-rail "main street" mall
Theater district, retail, restaurants, pedestrian/LRV mall
Nevada
Las Vegas
Fremont Street Experience
6,489 hotel rooms
Car free 5+ block pedestrian mall with 60 restaurants, 10 casinos, 2 stages, overhead light show and a brewery. Pedestrian 'friendly' 3 block extension with extra wide sidewalks and lots of small clubs. The main casino strip also has pedestrian bridges over the streets. Room numbers for FSE only.
Oregon
Portland
RiverPlace, pedestrian promenade about 1/2 mile (800 m) long (the eukanuba cat food coupons only large car free area); pedestrian alleys connect other buildings to the promenade; the site science diet food coupons is 73 acres (300,000 m²)
1,200
Mixed-use development along the riverfront including apartments, retail, restaurants, a small market, and a waterfront pedestrian promenade
Oregon
Portland
Portland Center, two pedestrian streets run parallel through the development, which includes two parks (car free streets total about 1 mile (1.6 km) length)
1200
Mixed-use development with apartments, retail, and offices
South Carolina
Harbour Town, Hilton Head, South Carolina
Artificial harbor with promenade and shops
Few hundred
Car free resort community from the 1960s and 70s
South Carolina
Shelter Cove Harbor, Hilton Head, South Carolina
Artificial harbor with promenade and shops, larger than Harbour Town
Several hundred
Car free resort community 1980s
Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg
5 blocks plus side streets (from 09:00 to 17:00)
100 families of workers
Restored Colonial-era village
Tennessee
Memphis
Main Street Mall, 3/4 of a mile (1200 m)
5000
Car free mixed-use district in the heart of the city
Texas
San Antonio
River Walk
1,296,682
Mixed-use development along the riverfront including apartments, retail, restaurants, a small market, and a waterfront pedestrian promenade; Entertainment and shopping district (similar to Venice, Italy-most people travel on the River Walk via boats)
Vermont
Burlington
Church Street Marketplace
38,889 Burlington proper museum tour catalogue coupons (2000 Census)
Pedestrianized main downtown shopping street, 4 car free blocks. Bicycles must be walked.
Virginia
Charlottesville
Pedestrian mall
120 shops, 30 restaurants, outdoor concert space in historic brick paved downtown area, free Trolley to University of Virginia campus
Wisconsin
Madison
State St
200,000 (approx)
6 block car free retail street connecting the university and the capitol. Traditional street & sidewalk layout; the street is used by buses, bicycles, police cars, taxicabs, and numerous delivery (motor) vehicles; pedestrians and the occasional delivery vehicle (parked) on the sidewalks.
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South America
Argentina
Location
Area
Population
Character
Buenos Aires
Downtown pedestrian circuit
2.9 million (Capital)
The pedestrian circuit in the city centre is composed by Florida Street, about free coupons for baby 12 blocks, 5 blocks of Lavalle Street, one block of Diagonal Norte, two blocks Tres Sargentos Street and one block of papa john s pizza coupons the Pasaje Carlos Discepolo, very vibrant area Marlboro Cigarette Coupons
with many restaurants, theatres, shopping, etc, a short walk from the obelisk, people throng here, streets are entirely car free, but crossing streets are not. Access by bus and the Metro (subte) Line C. Buenos Aires, for the most part, is a very walkable city.
Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires
City centre waterfront
Part of city
Very successful waterfront redevelopment area. Highly pedestrianized and car free mixed use district witch includes corporate headquarters, luxury condos, residential and business lofts, five star hotels, exclusive restaurants, parks and an ecological reserve. Puerto Madero website.
A recently inaugurated 2 kilometre modern tramway (Tranvía del Este) line serves the area.
La Boca, Buenos Aires
Several blocks of main street
Part of city
Barrio La Boca is a colourful working class neighbourhood where descendants of Italian immigrants once settled, El Caminito, its main street, is pedestrianized and touristy.
An extension of Puerto Madero's light rail tram system to Retiro Station and Barrio La Boca is contemplated.
Greater Buenos Aires
Tren de la Costa, car free artery
12.4 million
A unique suburban modern leisure tramway artery that stretches for 15 kilometres by the River Plate from Olivos to the village of Tigre, each of its eleven “turn of the century” picturesque stations have a charm of its own with its plazas, cafes, antique shops, movie theatres, boutiques, restaurants and regional product markets. You can get on and off during the day as many times as you wish. Good sample of Transit-oriented development. Tren de la Costa website.
Tigre, Buenos Aires
Delta
Several thousand
The village of Tigre is the starting point of the magnificent Delta where commuter mahogany launches reminiscent of the roaring twenties travel its web of connecting rivers and streams dotted with week-end homes, English style rowing clubs, countless marinas, large mansions from the Belle Époque and a variety of recreational complexes which offer food, lodging and entertainment. Total absence of cars.
Mendoza
Several blocks, centre of town
111,000
Wide tree-lined streets, many parks and plazas, bookstore coupons ceramic-tiled sidewalks, pedestrianised “Peatonal Sarmiento” adjacent to Plaza Independencia features many outdoor cafe's, restaurants, wine bars and shops. City is served by antiquated trolleybus lines. Mendoza is the capital of the wine producing Mendoza Province.
Rosario
Central business district
300,000
Almost 2 kilometre of retail area, system of parks that line the riverfront area.
Córdoba
various pedestrian circuits
1.2 million
The city’s downtown includes 2 kilometres of pedestrianized codes deals disney store coupons areas with theatres, shops, outdoor cafes, restaurants, parks and plazas, and an active nightlife. Trolleybus and bus provide access.
La Cumbrecita, Córdoba
First pedestrian village in Argentina
Several hundred
A beautiful small picturesque secluded alpine-like village in the Province of Córdoba settled by central Europeans. Focused on eco-tourism, no paved roads, transport on foot.
Excursions to La Cumbrecita can be taken from nearby Villa General Belgrano, not car free but pedestrian friendly.
Brazil
Location
Area
Population
Character
Curitiba, Brazil
car free area in downtown, 24 linear blocks
2.7 million (2000 census)
Twenty blocks in the heart of the city are paved with decorative tile in which vehicular traffic is restricted to delivery trucks at set jcpenny online coupons hours, part of this area was pedestrianized in the 70's. It includes much of the historic district. photos Its served by a unique bus system running on dedicated streets and providing excellent, low-cost service.
Ilha do Mel, Paraná, Brazil
Small Island offshore of Paranaguá
The amtrak coupons specials Island has two small fishing villages
The entire Island is car free, and even cattle free. All goods and materials are carted around by big wheel barrows. Economy is traditionally fishing but Ecotourism is now a big part of economy. 95% of Island is now an ecological reserve. Villages are connected by 2 meter wide sandy walking paths
Paquetá Island, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Entire island
About 7000
car free island in Guanabara Bay, an hour by water from downtown Rio
Chile
Location
Area
Population
Character
Santiago, Chile
Three interconnected streets in downtown square
5.4 million
Ahumada, Huerfanos & Estado Streets around Plaza de Armas, the city's main square and historical centre. Shopping, office and cultural activities. Santiagos ultra modern line 5 metro station is located under the plaza.
Colombia
Location
Area
Population
Character
Bogotá, Colombia
The Ciclovía, 110 kilometers of roads throughout the city
6.5 million
The Ciclovía roads are closed to traffic Sundays and holidays for 7 hours, from 0700 to 1400, when more than 1.5 million people practice various sports, visit the recreational facilities, or go to cycle-mass. The city also plans to become largely car free during rush hour coupons for contact lenses online by the year 2015.
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Africa
Location
Area
Population
Character
Lamu, Kenya
Entire Island
Several thousand but exact population unknown.
Lamu town is an old, Swahilli settlement where only foot, cycle and donkey traffic is allowed.
Fes el Bali, Morocco
Entire medina of Fes
156,000 (2002), making it the Golden Corral Coupons
most populated car free district in the world
Fes-al-Bali, the larger of the two medinas of Fes, is a nearly intact medieval city. The entire medina was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981, with 13,380 historic buildings since enumerated in the course of a thorough GIS survey of the medina. There are reputed to be 10,539 retail businesses in the medina, which remains a prime commercial center of the city of Fes (population about 1,000,000). Fes-el-Bali's medieval streets are entirely inaccessible by automobile. Only foot, cycle, donkey and cart traffic is even possible. A few access streets for emergency vehicles are being built.
Middle East
Location
Area
Population
Character
Jerusalem, Israel
Old City
35,000
Most of the old walled city is a maze of interesting alleys and narrow streets accessible only to foot traffic. Small motorised "mini-tractors" are permitted coupons automobile oil change for goods delivery. Previously the area was truly car-free when donkeys were used for goods delivery, but they are now banned because of the associated hygiene problems.
Jerusalem, Israel
Ben Yehuda Street
N/A
Part of this central thoroughfare was pedestrianized in the 1980s and has since become a major commercial center.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Nachalat Binyamin
N/A
This is a pedestrianized street lined by shops and cafes, which hosts a weekly arts fair.
Beirut, Lebanon
Downtown Beirut
N/A
The area is filled with shops, restaurants and cafes.
Asia
Location
Area
Population
Character
Discovery Bay, Hong Kong (People's Republic of China)
Modern residential development set on the northeastern coast of Lantau Island
14,300
Private cars are prohibited on the road network in Discovery Bay; however buses and delivery vehicles as well as vehicles owned by the developer are allowed. Residents travel internally via the bus network or a controlled number of private golf carts; and commute externally via the ferry or external bus service which connects with the mass transit systems in Hong Kong.
Ma Wan, Hong Kong (People's Republic of China)
Entire island dominated by Park Island residential development
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Private cars are prohibited on the island, which has road connections to the Lantau Link; however buses and delivery vehicles as well as vehicles fast food restaurant printable coupons owned by the developer are allowed. Residents commute externally via the ferry or external bus service which connects with the mass transit systems in Hong Kong.
Cheung Chau, Hong Kong (People's Republic of China)
Entire island
30,000
No full size automobiles allowed. A few miniature emergency vehicles exist as do small utilitarian vehicles. Residents walk, via an extensive and well-maintained network of trails. Ferries take residents to the rest of Hong Kong.
Lamma Island, Hong Kong (People's Republic of China)
Third largest island in Hong Kong
6,000
No full size automobiles allowed, except for the area within the Hongkong Electricity power station. A few miniature emergency vehicles exist as do small utilitarian vehicles. Residents walk, via an extensive and well-maintained network of trails. Ferries take residents to and from the two largest settlements to the rest of Hong uk coupons Kong.
Dayan Old Town, Lijiang City, Yunnan, (People's Republic of China)
Tourist area of Lijiang City
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Cars are prohibited in this section of Lijiang; however, given the cobblestone paths, bridges and network of waterways, driving would be impossible anyway. Though tourism is the dominant economic activity, the residents here rely on foot, basket, and trike to keep the area functioning. Called the "Venice of the East" by some.
GuLangYu, Xiamen FuJian, People's Republic of China
Small Island near Xiamen
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All vehicles, including bicycles, are banned on the island, with some electric busses circulating for public transit.
Pontocho & Nishiki Market, Kyoto, Japan
Central market district
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Three covered pedestrian streets (Nishiki, Teramachi, Shinkyogoku) and several open-air, pedestrian-only streets, including main food market and shopping streets.
Australia
Location
Area
Population
Character
Rottnest Island, Western Australia
Tourist island
300 permanent residents
No cars allowed on island, all transport is on foot or bicycles. Occasional tourist bus.
Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne VIC
Major street of Melbourne, major retail shopping precinct.
3.74 million
Permanently closed to private traffic between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets, this area is open to traffic by foot or tram.
Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC
Main street of Melbourne.
3.74 million
Closed to daytime private through traffic between huggies coupons Flinders and La Trobe Streets, this area open to traffic by foot or tram.
Civic Square, Canberra ACT
Central shopping area from Civic Bus Interchange, all the way down to Glebe Park, Canberra. Includes Garema Place and Petrie Plaza. Until recently, Civic Bus Interchange was also a Shared Zone, however shared zone signs have now been removed and replaced with standard 20km/h speed limit signs, thus removing right of way for pedestrians.
No 4inkjets coupons private cars. An area frequented by tourists, students and shoppers. Plenty of bike parking exists.
Pitt St Mall, Sydney NSW
Pedestrian shopping Mall between Market Street and King Street and is one of Australia's busiest and most cosmopolitan shopping precincts.
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