One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pilot project in 1962. The opposition at the time argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
@BrentToderian btw the "et" bit on the end of Strøget means "the", so instead of saying "the Strøget" you'd be better just saying "Strøget". The same with the national stadium, "Parken" not "the Parken" and so on
IIRC Strøget literally means 'strolling'
@toddunctious @BrentToderian Came here to say the same thing!