REPORT: Cars officially banned from New York's Time Square
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a></p><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUxt55rCgDBlACmki6P fSEdZsoogD98D50201"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/383433646_e8ecc14847_opt. jpg" /></a><br /><br />The crossroads of North America is about to become a lot more pedestrian-friendly. New York City's Times Square is reportedly getting a makeover to make it car-free. According to an Associated Press report, portions of Broadway from 42nd Street up to 47th and from 33rd to 35th are being closed to cars to cut down on pollution, traffic and pedestrian accidents. <br /><br />To kick off the new arrangement, NYC has planned something of a block party in the Square, where they'll play a movie on a giant screen and street performers will entertain the crowds. They're even going to set out beach chairs so folks can cop a squat and soak it all in.<br /><br />Barriers started going up on Sunday around Times Square and the nearby Herald Square in front of Macy's. Herald Square is the other area that will become a pedestrian mall as a result of the changes. To make sure everything goes smoothly, the Department of Transportation says it will be keeping a close eye on traffic in the area as the new setup ramps up.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUxt55rCgDBlACmki6P fSEdZsoogD98D50201">The Associated Press</a>, Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/">Laughing Squid</a> | CC2.0]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/report-cars-officially-banned-from-new-yorks-time-square/">REPORT: Cars officially banned from New York's Time Square</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 26 May 2009 13:28:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/report-cars-officially-banned-from-new-yorks-time-square/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1562641/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/report-cars-officially-banned-from-new-yorks-time-square/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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