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Saturday, January 24, 2015

WHERE ARE SUCCUSSFUL PEDESTRIAN MALLS?

There were around 200 streets converted to pedestrian malls over the last 50 years.  In that time, 89% have been fully or partially re-opened to vehicular traffic.  However 11%, or about 22, are still in existence.  I only know where a few of them are located.  I would like to have a complete list of these successes.

Here are the ones that I have located:
  1. Charlottesville, VA
  2. Winchester, VA
  3. Boulder, CO
  4. Miami, FL

 Pedestrian Mall, Winchester, VA.  Photo: Cathy Shiflett Photography

If know where others are located, please leave a comment below so I can add it to the list.

Thanks!

2 comments:

  1. Hi, this is a work in progress, but here's what we have to date. Please encourage others to edit and add to this list. Best, Ron Redmond, Church Street Marketplace District, Burlington, VT (www.churchstreetmarketplace.com)
    PEDESTRIAN MALLS IN NORTH AMERICA
    Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, VT. http://www.churchstmarketplace.com/
    Commercial Street, Atchison, KS. http://www.atchisonkansas.net/index.php/visitors/shopping/
    Cuyahoga Falls Riverfront Square District, Cuyahoga Falls, OH. http://www.fallsriversquaredistrict.com/
    Downtown Cumberland Mall (Baltimore Street) Cumberland, MD. http://www.visitcumberland.org/
    Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA: http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/
    Ithaca Commons, Ithaca, NY (Between State, Cayuga, and Green Sts., Aurora, and Buffalo Sts., Ithaca, NY 14850) : http://www.DowntownIthaca.com
    Lincoln Road, Miami, FL: http://lincolnroadmall.com/
    Main Street Pedestrian Mall, Riverside, CA. http://www.riversidedowntown.org/
    Occidental Avenue, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA. http://www.pioneersquare.org/
    Old Town Square, Ft Collins, CO. http://downtownfortcollins.com/
    Old Town Winchester, Winchester, VA. http://oldtownwinchesterva.com/
    Pearl Street Mall, Boulder, CO: http://www.boulderdowntown.com/
    Sparks Street, Ottawa, ONTARIO http://www.sparksstreetmall.com/
    The Historic Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, VA http://www.downtowncharlottesville.net/
    The Ped Mall, Iowa City, Iowa http://downtowniowacity.com/
    Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA http://www.downtownsm.com/
    Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa http://www.downtowndesmoines.com/projects/4
    Washington Street Mall, Cape May, NJ http://www.washingtonstreetmall.com/
    Front Street, New Bedford, MA. http://destinationnewbedford.org/museums-attractions/
    Inn Street Mall, Newburyport, MA http://newburyportchamber.org/pages/Shopping
    Long Wharf Mall, Newport, RI, http://www.newport-discovery-guide.com/long-wharf-mall.html
    Exchange Place, New Orleans, LA, https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/2483932209/
    Fulton Street, New Orleans, LA. http://www.neworleansonline.com/tools/streets/fultonstreet.html
    Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas, NV http://vegasexperience.com/
    Jay Street Pedestrian Walkway, Schenectady, NY. http://www.downtownschenectady.org/
    PEDESTRIAN / TRANSIT MALLS
    16th Street Mall, Denver, CO. http://16thstreetmalldenver.com/
    Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN: http://www.downtownmpls.com/page/show/225823-downtown-map
    State Street, Madison, WI http://www.visitdowntownmadison.com/

    Sources:
    • American Pedestrian Malls: Trends Analysis, Necessary Indicators for Success and Recommendations for Fresno’s Fulton Mall, Downtown Fresno Partnership
    http://www.downtownfresno.org/_files/docs/americanpedmallexperiment.pdf
    http://urbancurrent.org/2014/01/16/the-failed-experiment-of-the-american-pedestrian-mall/
    • Nathan Norris, CEO, Downtown Lafayette Unlimited, Lafayette, LA. nathan@downtownlafayette.org
    • Ron Redmond, Executive Director, Church Street Marketplace District, Burlington, VT, rredmond@burlingtonvt.gov

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  2. The Downtown Fresno Report was a great read. I think Ron may have forgotten the Downtown Mall in Lebanon, New Hampshire cited in the report.

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