Vienna creates 14 temporary pedestrian zones

Vienna has created 14 ‘temporary encounter zones’ where pedestrians are allowed to walk in the street to give residents more space for socially distanced walking. Vehicles are still allowed to drive through at 20 km/hour if it is a one-way street or they are going to a garage. The streets were selected based on areas with particularly narrow sidewalks and a high population density with no parks or green spaces immediately nearby. Vienna also has opened 20 streets to pedestrians where driving was previously banned.