pedestrian-friendly
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- adjective
- /pəˈdɛstrɪən ˈfrɛndli/
:
amigable para peatones
- To accommodate automobiles, cities now have few pedestrian-friendly places for us to relax and create community.
- more pedestrian-friendly
- pedestrian-friendly downtown
- pedestrian-friendly neighborhood
Examples
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The result is a cozier, pedestrian-friendly atmosphere that encourages strolling from café to café.
Academic text (2008) -
I also refer people to the Seattle Greenways project, which is promoting the creation of bike and pedestrian-friendly streets throughout the city.
Blog text (33) -
It's one of the most pedestrian-friendly cities around.
Blog text (32) -
Is it a certain sort of pedestrian-friendly urban design?
Blog text (22) -
This neighborhood isn't very pedestrian-friendly, officer.
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If anything, I would think a safer, more attractive, and bike- and pedestrian-friendly street would increase value for local residents, but again, I'm no expert.
Blog text (32) -
Our buildings and streets are planned for both efficiency and aesthetics, with the center of Damascus having a pedestrian-friendly main street.
Blog text (23) -
Do these people not want to cultivate a downtown that expands its horizons and is more pedestrian-friendly?
Blog text (14) -
But overall, the intersection of Robert and Cesar Chavez isn't considered all that pedestrian-friendly.
Blog text (31) -
The city is implementing new policies to create more pedestrian-friendly spaces in the downtown area.
Synonyms
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Easy and safe to move around on foot
How Walkable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
pedestrian-friendly = pedestrian + friendly (transparent) = pedestrian + friendly
The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'pedestrian' + 'friendly' (the productive '-friendly' element meaning 'suitable for' or 'welcoming to'), so learners who know both components can derive the meaning.
Etymology
Pedestrian-friendly comes from pedestrian, which has the root ped- meaning 'foot' and is the same root you see in pedal. So pedestrian-friendly literally means 'friendly to people on foot', describing places made safe and easy to walk.