Copenhagen oozes old-world charm, with a compact city centre, a lively waterfront and plenty of pedestrian-only zones.
Another reason for implementing the route change is the city's plan to turn Broadway into a pedestrian-only zone at Times Square.
The entire development will be a pedestrian-only zone, and will include walkways over canals.
La Rochelle was one of the first towns to introduce a pedestrian-only zone and today free bicycles are available for visitors.
In contrast, pedestrian-only zones, which were once a favored device of planners, can sometimes seem lifeless.
Chains across the street at various points protect this pedestrian-only zone.
During the month before Christmas, the extended pedestrian-only zone is host to one of the largest and oldest Christmas Markets in Germany.
Cafes are springing up all around the city's Old Quarter - a charming pedestrian-only zone of boutiques and churches.
This of course means that the city becomes a pedestrian-only zone; visitors approaching by car are informed of this at a 50 km perimeter around the town.
Deribasovskaya street was closed to auto traffic and turned into a pedestrian-only zone sometime in the spring of 1984.