PEDESTRIAN ZONES AS IMPORTANT URBAN STRATEGIES IN REDEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY – CASE STUDY: ALBA IULIA BOROUGH PARK*

The pedestrian zone issue is by far an important matter in the context of urban regeneration. Cities which adopted this strategy – the pedestrian zones – have recorded better urban attitudes regarding the urban environment, a continuous growth of the urban quality, an improved urban ecosystem and continuous attractiveness for investment and tourism.This article explores the evolution of the pedestrian zones as ideas in utopian urban models in the early 1900 and later as ef cient environmental friendly strategies adopted by cities. After identifying the path this concept followed, from a simple idea to an important strategy of urban development, the paper focuses on the major characteristics and bene ts of the pedestrian precincts. Next, the article focuses on the newest pedestrian zone in one of the Romanian cities, Alba Iulia and it tries to identify the types of impact this area has so far on the community and entire city.