 Definition

 Evolution
 Objectives
 How are pedestrian malls created?
 Literature case study: Pearl street, Colorado
 Special case study: San Antonio River Walk
 Live case study: Broadway, Ernakulam
 Bibliography
 Pedestrian malls, also known
as pedestrian streets, are the
most common form
of pedestrian zone in large cities
in the United States. They are
typically streets lined with Argentina Blue Market

storefronts and closed off to

most automobile traffic. Emerge-
ncy vehicles may have access
at all times and delivery vehicles
may be restricted to either
limited delivery hours or
entrances on side streets.

Downtown Charlottesville
 In the 1960s and early 1970s, many mid-sized U.S. cities
installed pedestrian malls in their downtown areas, as a
response to increasing traffic jams and the commercial
success of self-contained edge-of-town shopping malls.
Examples : Church street marketplace in Vermont, the downtown mall in
Virginia, the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica

 Many were later re-converted to accommodate automobile

traffic within twenty years.
Examples: Pearl Street Mall, strives on college crowd atmosphere ,
Third street promenade strives on tourist traffic

 However, most of these areas are still popular attractions

today.
Examples: Pearl Street Mall, strives on college crowd atmosphere ,
Third street promenade strives on tourist traffic
 Preserving central city functions
 Facilitating access for shoppers
 Enhancing city's image
 Reducing noise and air-pollution and,
 Improving a city's appearance
1. Communication with traders along potential car-free streets in order
to educate them about other pedestrian malls and to build a
working relationship in which concerns are easily addressed.

2. Before any change in traffic patterns, data is gathered on numbers

of window shoppers and actual customers, and then corresponded
to times, days and weather conditions.

3. This is followed by an experimental closure, usually during nice

weather or festivals, with parallel data being collected.

4. If the results are positive, steps are generally taken towards

extending the experiment.

5. If all goes well, making the closure permanent with landscaping

and publicity.
 The Pearl Street Mall (also
referred to as Pearl Street,
or Downtown Boulder) is a
four-block pedestrian mall in
Boulder, Colorado. The
pedestrian area stretches
from 11th Street to 15th
Street along Pearl Street and
is home to a number of
businesses and restaurants.

 The Pearl Street Mall is a

popular destination for
tourists visiting Boulder and
for students attending the
nearby University of
Colorado, Boulder.
 The mall hosts a blend of locally-owned businesses and
national chain stores and restaurants. It is also home to much
of Boulder's nightlife. During the summer months, Pearl Street
Mall is the stage for a number of street performers, including
musicians.

 The Pearl Street Mall is filled with public art, including

numerous fountains and sculptures as well as a sandbox for
children, a stylized map of Boulder county and a number of
small gardens which are planted with a variety of flowers and
trees, most notably tulips in the spring.
 The San Antonio River Walk is a special-case pedestrian street,
one level down from the automobile street.
 The River Walk winds and loops under bridges as two parallel
sidewalks lined with restaurants and shops, connecting the two
main tourist destinations.
•Most downtown buildings have street entrances and separate river
entrances one level below.
• This separates the automotive service grid (delivery and
ambulance/police vehicles) from pedestrian traffic below, provides
bridges, walkways, and staircases, and attempts to balance retail,
commercial, office, green space and cultural uses.
 Broadway is a shopping street situated at Kochi in Kerala state, India.
It is one of the oldest shopping areas in the city.
 Broadway Shopping street covers an area of two kilometer radius
road which is sandwiched between Marine Drive, Kochi and MG
road. The area is characterized by narrow roads, quite ironical to its
name. Market canal passes through Broadway and Market Road.
 The shopping street is a car-free pedestrian zone. Broadway
adjoins Ernakulam Market where there are many wholesale
shops as well.

 There are no service roads for delivery of goods. Hence they

use the pedestrian paths often creating restrictions in
pedestrian movement.

 It is a highly active region owing to its relatively lower prices

and wide variety of goods. However, there is an absence of
leisure spaces often agitating the people.

 Being situated at the heart of the city, there is no scope for

expansion or redevelopment to include unwinding spaces.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Street_Mall
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Street_Promenade
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway,_Kochi
 http://www.governing.com/columns/urban-
notebook/trouble-with-pedestrian-malls.html
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio_River_Walk
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestrian_malls_in_the_Unit
ed_States
 https://www.mysanantonio.com/150years/article/20-
Things-to-know-about-the-River-Walk-6088171.php
 https://downtowniowacity.com/
 http://www.culturechange.org/issue14/pedestrianmall.ht
ml
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pedestrian_malls