noun phrase · neutral
pedestrian zone
UK/pəˈdɛstrɪən zəʊn/US/pəˈdɛstrɪən zoʊn/pe·DESTRI·an ZONE
an area of a town or city where vehicles are restricted and people can walk safely
Examples
“The city centre was redesigned as a pedestrian zone to encourage shopping on foot.”
“Many European towns have pedestrian zones with no traffic at weekends.”
“Cycling is often banned in strict pedestrian zones to protect walkers.”
Band 8 sentence
“Local councils often pedestrianise busy shopping streets to improve air quality and boost local businesses.”
Collocations
- pedestrian zone
- pedestrianised area
- create a pedestrian zone
Word family
Common mistakes
The city built a people zone.→The city built a pedestrian zone.
There is a pedestrian area for cars.→There is a pedestrian zone with no cars.
Say it for a higher band
5walking area→6pedestrian area→7+pedestrian zone
Synonyms
car-free zone
Easily confused
car-free zone
“The historic centre has been turned into a car-free zone to protect the old streets.”
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