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The Pier Cafe at San Diego’s Seaport Village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These pedestrian malls are all great places to spend time exploring great car-free retail, dining, and entertainment. \u00a0The trend of a walkable pedestrian mall cut off from car traffic gained in popularity in the 60\u2019s and 70\u2019s as a way to revitalize downtowns, and while the successful ones still see millions of happy visitors each year, many were closed down. \u00a0The ones in this list are examples of some of the more successful developments for ditching the car for an afternoon of walking, shopping, entertainment, and dining.<\/p>\n

Seaport Village<\/a><\/h3>\n

San Diego, CA<\/h3>\n

Seaport Village is a waterfront destination with 54 unique stores and 17 different places to eat covering 14 acres in the year-round sunny weather of San Diego, CA. \u00a0Yearly attractions feature a Busker\u2019s Festival, live music, and even a Surfing Santa.<\/p>\n

Pearl Street Mall<\/a><\/h3>\n

Boulder, CO<\/h3>\n

Covering four blocks, the Pearl Street Mall is a well-known pedestrian mall in a city recognized for its bike-friendly design. \u00a0Amongst the general Pedestrian Mall list of shops, dining, and eccentric street performers, Pearl Street features a few nationally renowned restaurants.<\/p>\n

Downtown Mall<\/a><\/h3>\n

Charlottesville, VA<\/h3>\n

One of the most successful pedestrian malls in the country with over 120 shops and 30 restaurants, the Downtown Mall is even called an Urban Park. \u00a0In addition to the shops and dining, Charlottesville\u2019s Downtown Mall has an ice skating rink and a newly built outdoor entertainment pavilion<\/p>\n

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Burlington, Vermont’s Church Street Marketplace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Church Street Marketplace<\/a><\/h3>\n

Burlington VT<\/h3>\n

Built in 1981, Burlington\u2019s Church Street Marketplace sees 3 million people walk around through its wide, brick-lined street. \u00a0They are home to enough shopping to keep you busy for days. \u00a0Most shops are unique local stores, but there are a few national retailers like Patagonia and Banana Republic. \u00a0They have also implemented a few environmentally-friendly programs on like composting food waste from Church St eateries.<\/p>\n

State Street<\/a><\/h3>\n

Madison, WI<\/h3>\n

Over 200 shops, 80 places to eat, museums, and the Madison Civic Center line the blocks on State Street connected to the University of Wisconsin – Madison. \u00a0State street features a world-wide selection of cuisine and, as you\u2019d guess from WI, a great selection of taverns. \u00a0Every year on Halloween tens of thousands of people attend \u201cFreakfest\u201d dressed in costume to watch nationally touring musicians like OK Go and OAR.<\/p>\n

Warren Howe is a freelance writer in San Diego, who loves car free downtown spaces. As a resident of San Diego, he gets down to Seaport Village whenever he can, and enjoys walkable spaces whenever he travels.<\/em><\/p>\n

Image credits:<\/strong> Michael in San Diego, California<\/a> via photo pin<\/a> cc<\/a>; origamidon<\/a> via photo pin<\/a> cc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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