Car Free

• Thousands turn out for Car Free Day on Vancouver’s Main Street

  Car Free Day showcases dozens of vendors, businesses and cooks in an outdoor space where streets are closed and people are free to roam.

  Entertainment

  Sep 16, 2023
  
• Should Calgary’s 17th Avenue S.W. become car-free?

  Around 26,000 people live in the Beltline. Some have been pushing the BIA to conduct a survey on making the avenue more pedestrian friendly.

  Traffic

  Jul 8, 2023
  
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• Renewed calls to make Toronto’s High Park car-free

  Coun. Gord Perks says community consultations are in the final stage and a full plan will be presented to council within the next two months.

  Canada

  Apr 3, 2023
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• Banff tourism report seeks fewer private vehicles, more public transit in park

  "Private vehicle traffic is one of the single biggest challenges in terms of our congestion and our ability to be sustainable."

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2023
• Should downtown Edmonton’s 102 Avenue be pedestrian only?

  For the last three-and-a-half years, 102 Avenue has been closed for Valley Line LRT construction. But now, as it's set to reopen, there could be last-minute changes.

  Politics

  May 31, 2022
• Vancouver’s Granville street goes car-free for art, music-filled pedestrian promenade

  A two-block stretch of the street through downtown Vancouver will be closed on weekends under the plan, which is hoping to revitalize the area.

  Entertainment

  Jul 31, 2021
• Richmond, B.C., looking at making parts of Steveston Village car-free for the summer

  The City of Richmond is floating the idea of having parts of Steveston Village car-free, or one way

  Jun 9, 2020
• Pierrefonds petition demands cars to be allowed on urban boulevard

  A new petition aims at getting the Valérie Plante administration to change its decision to make an urban boulevard from Pierrefonds to Kirkland a car-free road.

  Sep 19, 2018
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• Thousands flock to fourth annual Peterborough Pulse

  The fourth annual street festival highlights active transportation, closing the street to traffic. Up to 11,000 people were expected to attend.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2018