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.