What does "pedestrianize" mean?

To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists

Pedestrianize

Common synonyms include: ban motor traffic, convert to pedestrian zone, foot, hoof, impose temporary restriction, jaywalk.

verb

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Verb

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

"Our trade has increased significantly since they pedestrianized the High Street."

From pedestrian + -ize.