Pedestrian zone

Vasilissis Olgas avenue, which has been closed to cars for nearly four years due to redevelopment works, is set to reopen to the public by March, Athens Mayor Harris Doukas announced on Monday.

Sveta Nedelya Square in Sofia is on the verge of a significant transformation, as it gears up to become a pedestrian-friendly area.

A 50-year-old man has passed away after being assaulted by a 27-year-old delivery worker on Agia Sofia pedestrian street, located in the heart of Thessaloniki, northern Greece.

The incident occurred on Tuesday when the 50-year-old confronted the 27-year-old individual for riding his motorcycle on the pedestrian walkway.

Mounting of the stands begins on Monday, reported NOVA TV. 

200 free parking spaces for bicycles, drones, mopeds and scooters in Sofia. Putting the stands will start as early as next Monday.

So far, the envisaged locations for free parking of two-wheeled vehicles are around Largo, at ''Moskovska'' Street and ''Dondukov'' Blvd.

A report on the urban environment that is the work by world-famous Danish architect Jan Gehl, provides for the extension of pedestrian zones and bike lanes in Sofia.

This was reported at a press conference by Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova.

Athens municipal authorities have announced that two more streets in the city center - Avramiotou and Karori - will be turned over to pedestrians as part of an effort to spruce up the old commercial part of the capital.

The new streets will be closed to motor traffic as of Wednesday.

The Federal Government has released a “tool kit” for venue operators to assess the vulnerability of their site and better protect it against a potential terrorist attack.
It outlined a blueprint for “layered security” at venues, including CCTV, X-ray screening and physical barriers like bollards to prevent vehicle attacks at crowded places like shopping centres and sports stadiums.

Pedestrians sit on a bench in downtown Athens on Saturday after a ban was imposed on traffic on Vyssis and Kairi, two side streets leading off Athinas in the Monastiraki area. The two streets are to be pedestrianized as part of a broader bid to hand over more of the capital to pedestrians. [Stelios Misinas/Eurokonissi]

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