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(12-20-2017 11:19 AM)AeroCat Wrote:  What I enjoyed in European cities are the huge pedestrian areas in downtown. Where they just permanently block off big sections of the city and make them pedestrian only. Delivery trucks can still get to businesses with the right permit, but it was really nice. Would love to see that here.

My first introduction to these pedestrian areas happened on my first day in Germany driving a rental car. I managed to drive into one and got all kinds of bad looks.

Agreed. I loved that aspect of life in Llubljiana, Munich, and other cities in that region. If there's proper density and public transportation, limiting traffic or closing the streets significantly helps local business. We've been piloting some of that (seasonally) here in Portland during the height of tourist season.