Definition of "pedestrianize"

pedestrianize

verb
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.
  Quotations
  It’s a great hub for shopping: the high street is pedestrianised and many of the town’s 600-odd listed buildings house fabulous independents – speciality food stores, cafes, antique shops, clothing boutiques.
  2022 November 25, Sarah Baxter et al., “Britain's 15 best high streets – where Christmas shopping is a pleasure”, in The Telegraph‎
2. (intransitive, dated) To walk; to travel on foot.
3. (transitive, dated) To traverse on foot.