pedestrianizing

Verb

pedestrianize (third-person singular simple present pedestrianizes, present participle pedestrianizing, simple past and past participle pedestrianized)

1. (transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists
   • Our trade has increased significantly since they pedestrianized the High Street.
2. (dated, intransitive) To walk; to travel on foot.
3. (dated, transitive) To traverse on foot.