peatonalización

pedestrianization

noun peh-ah-toh-nah-lee-sah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Peatonalización refers to the conversion of a street or zone into a pedestrian-only area, a policy common in Spanish city centres. The related verb is peatonalizar and the resulting zone is a zona peatonal. The word is a long bureaucratic formation typical of urban-planning texts.

Examples

"La peatonalización del centro mejora la calidad de vida."

Natural Translation

The pedestrianization of the centre improves quality of life.

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