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Bourbon Street: New Orleans, LA, USA; The main street of New Orleans French Quarter operates is perhaps the most sociable and pedestrian oriented street in the country.
Brighton Beach Boardwalk: Brooklyn, NY, USA; Brighton Beach feels like a different world from the carnival atmosphere of its famous neighbor, Coney Island.
Paris Plage: Paris, France; Cars are stricken from the expressway along the Seine for one month every summer, as it turns into a pedestrian paradise.
Plaza Santa Ana: Madrid, Spain; A neighborhood square, a civic square and a night time destination.
Avenida de Mayo: Buenos Aires, Argentina; The central avenue of Buenos Aires.
Istiklal Caddesi: Istanbul, Turkey; Pedestrian street
West Main Street, Sackets Harbor: Sackets Harbor, NY, USA; A warm and welcoming village main street where small shops, great eateries, and good entertainment make smiles the order of the day for one and all.
Nyhavn: Copenhagen, Denmark; An intimate and beautiful canal makes visitors feel like they are a part of Scandinavian culture.
Devon Street: Chicago, IL, USA; A classic neighborhood street, where every corner is a gathering place.
Kungsportsavenyn: Göteborg, Sweden; A street that changes character about every two blocks, each transition serving a different purpose.
Venice Beach: Venice , CA, USA; Once a renaissance resort and amusement park, Venice Beach is famous today for its street artists, vendors, musicians, body builders, palm readers, and roller skaters.
Alleg Street: Borås, Sweden; Careful design and use of six different types of paved surfaces helps to acoomodate all users on this street.
Strøget District: Copenhagen, Denmark; This network of streets in Copehagen is a pedestrian paradise.
Elmwood Avenue District: Buffalo, NY, USA; An exciting urban district that is fun and laid back.
Sainte-Catherine Street: Montreal, QC, Canada; A long urban retail street.
President Clinton Avenue: Little Rock, AR, USA; President Clinton Avenue is the heart of downtown Little Rock’s cultural, entertainment, retail and residential district, and leads to the Clinton Presidential Center and Park.
Peace Boulevard: Hiroshima, Japan; Peace Boulevard is home to many festivals and events throughout the year.
Moscow Subway: Moscow, Russia; Built in the 1930s to showcase the glory of Soviet Communism, the stations are works of art with marble, chandeliers, and stunning art deco designs.
Pirates Alley: New Orleans, LA, USA; A pedestrian walkway between historic buildings, The Saint Louis Cathedral and the Cabildo.
Cat Street: Tokyo, Japan; A pedestrian street that links two of Tokyo's most vibrant and artistic neighborhoods.
St. Mark's Place: New York, NY, USA; A residential and commercial street that plays host to a wild pastiche of characters, day and night.
Boulevard Saint Laurent: Montreal, QC, Canada; This boulevard is home to many nationalities; it is trendy, eclectic and nostalgic.
The Loop: University City, MO, USA; A six block arts and entertainment district in Downtown University City.
East Carson Street: Pittsburgh, PA, USA; It is Pittsburgh's version of the East Village in NYC. An awesome main street with tons to do and see.
Tamansari Water Castle: Yogyakarta, Indonesia; A water garden that was built in 1758 and remains a dynamic and traditional neighborhood.
Camden Town: London, England; A mix of markets, coffee shops, pubs, bars, nightclubs, restaurants, shopping, entertainment and so much more.
Buchanan Street: Glasgow, Scotland, UK; Scotland's principal shopping street, and the heart of Glasgow.
Arundel Street: Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK; A main pedestrian-friendly street in the city centre.
Calle La Ronda: Quito, Ecuador; This colonial street is a cultural attraction.
Psirri: Athens, Greece; This is a neighborhood within the old part of the city of Athens in Greece.
Rue Montorgueil: Paris, France; A multi-dimensional pedestrian street.
Rue de Buci: Paris, France; A commercial street that brings out the exhibitionist in everyone.
Viaduc des Arts: Paris, France; A series of craft studios located inside an adapted 19th century railroad viaduct.
Rue St-Louis-en-l’île: Paris, France; A small street continuously flowing with tiny attractions.
Bridges over the Seine: Paris, France; The bridges over the Seine are not only visually stunning, but connect the neighborhoods of the city.
Park Avenue, Winter Park: Winter Park, FL, USA; A bustling street lined with shops and a central park, unexpected in the Orlando area.
Lincoln Road: Miami Beach, FL, USA; A pedestrian shopping street: imagine if St. Marks Place in New York City were closed to automobile traffic.
Pearl District: Portland, OR, USA; New Urban Neighborhood incorporating many New Urbanist ideas.
Locust Walk: Philadelphia, PA, USA; The physical and spiritual center of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
The London Underground: London, United Kingdom; As interesting as the most vibrant international marketplace.
Seven Dials, Neal’s Yard: London, United Kingdom; A comfortable neighborhood that shows a kinder, gentler side of London that you didn’t think existed.
Millennium and Jubliee Pedestrian Bridges: London, United Kingdom; These two pedestrian brides, along with several other river crossings, bring the two sides of the Thames together.
7th Avenue: Brooklyn, NY, USA; A bustling, intimate small town main street, yet it is located in Brooklyn, a mere 15 minutes from Manhattan.
Acland Street: Melbourne, Australia; A bustling retail street with an intimate scale.
Passeig De Gracia: Barcelona, Spain; One of the grandest boulevards of the world.
Avinguda de Gaudi: Barcelona, Spain; This quiet, comfortable street immediately slows your pace.
City Heights Urban Village: San Diego, CA, USA; City Heights Urban Village is located in the mid-city section of San Diego, the seventh largest city in the nation.
Euclid Street: St. Louis, MO, USA; This is a rebuilt neighborhood similar to Beacon Hill in Boston, but different in a nicer way.
Art Street: Taichung County, Taiwan; A shopping street with an effective traffic calming system.
State Street: Madison, WI, USA; A vital main street that is the meeting place and social center of Madison.; [no picture]
NW 23rd and 21st Avenues: Portland, OR, USA; A high-density retail street that has - or is accessible to - virtually everything you could want.
Phantom Galleries: San Jose, CA, USA; Former empty retail fronts now filled with artists' installations.
Petaling Street: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; A traditional shopping street in the Chinatown section of Kuala Lumpur.
Times Square: New York, NY, USA; People are drawn to Times Square simply to bear witness to its extravagance, with its hyper-designed oversized billboards and countless shining lights.
Westhafen Subway Station: Berlin, Germany; This subway station in Berlin is part of an international public art project on human rights.
Downtown Mall / Amphitheater: Charlottesville, VA, USA; One of the few downtown pedestrian malls that bucked the trend and is still thriving.
Xenia Avenue: Yellow Springs, OH, USA; A tiny urban oasis surrounded by farmland in southwestern Ohio proves that sometimes size doesn't matter.
Country Club Plaza: Kansas City, MO, USA; The Nation's first shopping center designed in 1922 and built by J.C. Nichols.
Rue des Rosiers: Paris, France; A vibrant market street in the heart of Paris Jewish Quarter.
Chapel Street and College Street: New Haven, CT, USA; Two streets that split their real estate equally between Yale University and local merchants.
Charles Bridge: Prague, Czech Republic; Ancient stone bridge spanning 1700 feet across the Vlatava River which divides Prague's Old Town from the Lesser Town.
Corso Vannucci: Perugia, Italy; This pulsating pedestrian thoroughfare is the heart of the hilltop town’s historic center.
Frankfurter Strasse/High Street: Hennef, Germany; Careful design has restored the high street function of this road, originally a dual carriageway (and ancient Roman road).
Brooklyn Bridge: Brooklyn, NY, USA; Over a hundred years after its completion, this landmark connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn still inspires awe.
Akademgorodok, Siberia: Novosibirsk, Russia; An academic oasis in the midst of the vast Siberian taiga.
Division Street/Downtown Northfield: Northfield, MN, USA; With parks, water, sidewalks, historic buildings, local businesses, art and more, this place has all the hallmarks of greatness that PPS discusses.
St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line: New Orleans, LA, USA; Historic avenue, greenway and transportation corridor
Kyojima: Tokyo, Japan; Traditional neighborhood with a lively community and a walkable environment
Las Vegas Boulevard/The Strip: Las Vegas, NV, USA; This "wholly artificial place," one of the most famous streets in the world, offers fantastical trips to Paris, New York, ancient Egypt and elsewhere
Rue Mouffetard: Paris, France; This ancient narrow street works in the same way it has for centuries: as a place where people live, shop, eat and meet.
Clematis Street: West Palm Beach, Fl, USA; The redevelopment of this street has transformed four formerly blighted city blocks.
Bridge Street: Vail, CO, USA; Pedestrian mall acts as the main thoroughfare through this European-style mountain village.
Long Beach Approach: Long Beach, WA, USA; Pedestrian street with wildflower and mixed-flower borders running from City Hall to Long Beach and its beautiful boardwalk.
Toth Arpad Setany: Budapest, Hungary; Residential street at the top of one of Budapest's best-known destinations, the area known as the Castle District - but it's far from a tourist trap.
Bleecker Street: New York, NY, USA; Small-scale residential street that cuts through the heart of Greenwich Village, with many owner-operated specialty stores, restaurants, and nightclubs.
Champs-Elysees: Paris, France; Paris' grand boulevard combines tremendous amounts of traffic, public transit, and tourism, while maintaining a distinct sense of Parisian urbanity at the pedestrian level.
Coney Island: Brooklyn, NY, USA; Coney Island's streets, buildings, public beach and boardwalk may be a bit down at the heels, but it remains a one-of-a-kind destination.
Downtown Crossing: Boston, MA, USA; Remodeled in 1979 and again in 1983, the bricked pedestrian streets threading between major department stores are the site of a large-scale, long-running vending cart program.; [no picture]
Lake Street: Oak Park, IL, USA; Once a well-intentioned pedestrian mall, bringing back traffic to Lake Street also restored the old-fashioned bustle that characterizes American main streets.
Las Ramblas: Barcelona, Spain; This series of pedestrian-oriented boulevards is so much a part of Barcelona that Spaniards coined a name for its users: "Ramblistas."
Main Street - Northampton, MA: Northampton, MA, USA; A very pedestrian-friendly boulevard amidst an historic downtown.
O'Connell Street: Ennis, Ireland; Along with the two other main streets that branch off of Ennis' central O'Connell Square, O'Connell street bustles with activity at all hours.
Rua Augusta: Lisbon, Portugal; Rua Augusta is the main street of Lisbon's central shopping district. A pedestrian street, the views up and down the hills of the city, and through to the Praca Commercio, are incredible. All manner of streetlife and activity abound.
Staples Street Bus Station: Corpus Christi, TX, USA; By making people-friendly improvements, this place - serving up to 5,000 users daily - went beyond the typical transit center and is helping reshape the surrounding community.
The Prado: Havana, Cuba; A 10-block-long, marble-balustraded, terrazzo-floored, shaded promenade with built in sit-walls that cascade down the central boulevard of Old Havana.
The Royal Mile: Edinburgh, Scotland; Leading up to Edinburgh Castle, this mile-long cobblestone road is surrounded by mazes of alleys.

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