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5. PEDESTRIAN-ONLY STREETS
Well-designed and executed pedestrian malls remain a bewildering rarity in North American cities, and in our hometown of Vancouver they are frustratingly non-existent. We were surprised to find many New Zealand cities follow the lead of their European counterparts in this realm. While Auckland clearly prefers the shared space model, this hasn’t stopped them from pedestrianizing a number of streets, including Te Ara Tāhuhu (Maori for ‘ridgepole’, the backbone of the traditional meeting house) – the central pedestrian street that connects Britomart Transport Centre to Britomart Place, which is lined with shops, restaurants, offices, and a large public square, along with Vulcan Lane – which has been pedestrianized for almost fifty years.
5. PEDESTRIAN-ONLY STREETS
Well-designed and executed pedestrian malls remain a bewildering rarity in North American cities, and in our hometown of Vancouver they are frustratingly non-existent. We were surprised to find many New Zealand cities follow the lead of their European counterparts in this realm. While Auckland clearly prefers the shared space model, this hasn’t stopped them from pedestrianizing a number of streets, including Te Ara Tāhuhu (Maori for ‘ridgepole’, the backbone of the traditional meeting house) – the central pedestrian street that connects Britomart Transport Centre to Britomart Place, which is lined with shops, restaurants, offices, and a large public square, along with Vulcan Lane – which has been pedestrianized for almost fifty years.