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- Plaza Santa Ana
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Madrid, Spain
- A neighborhood square, a civic square and a night time destination.
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- Nyhavn
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Copenhagen, Denmark
- An intimate and beautiful canal makes visitors feel like they are a part of Scandinavian culture.
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- Devon Street
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Chicago, IL, USA
- A classic neighborhood street, where every corner is a gathering place.
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- Kungsportsavenyn
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Göteborg, Sweden
- A street that changes character about every two blocks, each transition serving a different purpose.
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- Venice Beach
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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.
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- Alleg Street
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Borås, Sweden
- Careful design and use of six different types of paved surfaces helps to acoomodate all users on this street.
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- Strøget District
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Copenhagen, Denmark
- This network of streets in Copehagen is a pedestrian paradise.
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- Moscow Subway
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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.
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- Cat Street
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Tokyo, Japan
- A pedestrian street that links two of Tokyo's most vibrant and artistic neighborhoods.
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- St. Mark's Place
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New York, NY, USA
- A residential and commercial street that plays host to a wild pastiche of characters, day and night.
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- Tamansari Water Castle
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Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- A water garden that was built in 1758 and remains a dynamic and traditional neighborhood.
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- Camden Town
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London, England
- A mix of markets, coffee shops, pubs, bars, nightclubs, restaurants, shopping, entertainment and so much more.
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- Buchanan Street
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Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Scotland's principal shopping street, and the heart of Glasgow.
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- Calle La Ronda
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Quito, Ecuador
- This colonial street is a cultural attraction.
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- Psirri
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Athens, Greece
- This is a neighborhood within the old part of the city of Athens in Greece.
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- Rue Montorgueil
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Paris, France
- A multi-dimensional pedestrian street.
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- Rue de Buci
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Paris, France
- A commercial street that brings out the exhibitionist in everyone.
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- Viaduc des Arts
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Paris, France
- A series of craft studios located inside an adapted 19th century railroad viaduct.
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- Rue St-Louis-en-l’île
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Paris, France
- A small street continuously flowing with tiny attractions.
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- Bridges over the Seine
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Paris, France
- The bridges over the Seine are not only visually stunning, but connect the neighborhoods of the city.
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- Pearl District
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Portland, OR, USA
- New Urban Neighborhood incorporating many New Urbanist ideas.
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- The London Underground
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London, United Kingdom
- As interesting as the most vibrant international marketplace.
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- Seven Dials, Neal’s Yard
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London, United Kingdom
- A comfortable neighborhood that shows a kinder, gentler side of London that you didn’t think existed.
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- Millennium and Jubliee Pedestrian Bridges
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London, United Kingdom
- These two pedestrian brides, along with several other river crossings, bring the two sides of the Thames together.
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- 7th Avenue
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Brooklyn, NY, USA
- A bustling, intimate small town main street, yet it is located in Brooklyn, a mere 15 minutes from Manhattan.
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- Acland Street
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Melbourne, Australia
- A bustling retail street with an intimate scale.
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- Passeig De Gracia
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Barcelona, Spain
- One of the grandest boulevards of the world.
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- Avinguda de Gaudi
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Barcelona, Spain
- This quiet, comfortable street immediately slows your pace.
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- City Heights Urban Village
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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.
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- Art Street
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Taichung County, Taiwan
- A shopping street with an effective traffic calming system.
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- State Street
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Madison, WI, USA
- A vital main street that is the meeting place and social center of Madison.
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- Phantom Galleries
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San Jose, CA, USA
- Former empty retail fronts now filled with artists' installations.
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- Petaling Street
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- A traditional shopping street in the Chinatown section of Kuala Lumpur.
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- Times Square
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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.
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- Westhafen Subway Station
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Berlin, Germany
- This subway station in Berlin is part of an international public art project on human rights.
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- Downtown Mall / Amphitheater
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Charlottesville, VA, USA
- One of the few downtown pedestrian malls that bucked the trend and is still thriving.
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- Country Club Plaza
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Kansas City, MO, USA
- The Nation's first shopping center designed in 1922 and built by J.C. Nichols.
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- Rue des Rosiers
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Paris, France
- A vibrant market street in the heart of Paris Jewish Quarter.
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- Chapel Street and College Street
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New Haven, CT, USA
- Two streets that split their real estate equally between Yale University and local merchants.
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- Charles Bridge
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Prague, Czech Republic
- Ancient stone bridge spanning 1700 feet across the Vlatava River which divides Prague's Old Town from the Lesser Town.
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- Corso Vannucci
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Perugia, Italy
- This pulsating pedestrian thoroughfare is the heart of the hilltop town’s historic center.
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- Frankfurter Strasse/High Street
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Hennef, Germany
- Careful design has restored the high street function of this road, originally a dual carriageway (and ancient Roman road).
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- Brooklyn Bridge
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Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Over a hundred years after its completion, this landmark connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn still inspires awe.
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- Akademgorodok, Siberia
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Novosibirsk, Russia
- An academic oasis in the midst of the vast Siberian taiga.
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- Division Street/Downtown Northfield
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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.
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- St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line
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New Orleans, LA, USA
- Historic avenue, greenway and transportation corridor
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- Kyojima
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Tokyo, Japan
- Traditional neighborhood with a lively community and a walkable environment
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- Rue Mouffetard
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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.
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- Clematis Street
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West Palm Beach, Fl, USA
- The redevelopment of this street has transformed four formerly blighted city blocks.
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- Long Beach Approach
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Long Beach, WA, USA
- Pedestrian street with wildflower and mixed-flower borders running from City Hall to Long Beach and its beautiful boardwalk.
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- Toth Arpad Setany
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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.
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- Bleecker Street
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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.
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- Champs-Elysees
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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.
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- Coney Island
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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.
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- Downtown Crossing
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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.
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- Lake Street
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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.
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- Las Ramblas
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Barcelona, Spain
- This series of pedestrian-oriented boulevards is so much a part of Barcelona that Spaniards coined a name for its users: "Ramblistas."
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- Main Street - Northampton, MA
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Northampton, MA, USA
- A very pedestrian-friendly boulevard amidst an historic downtown.
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- O'Connell Street
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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.
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- Rua Augusta
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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.
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- Staples Street Bus Station
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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.
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- The Prado
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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.
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- The Royal Mile
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Edinburgh, Scotland
- Leading up to Edinburgh Castle, this mile-long cobblestone road is surrounded by mazes of alleys.
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