Could Belfast’s car-free future take its cue from New York’s Times Square?

A new analysis is asking whether Belfast could learn from one of the world’s best-known car-free public spaces: Times Square in New York.

The Belfast Telegraph piece examines how busy city centres might operate with fewer or no cars, while noting that the idea is already established in some local cities and towns through extensive pedestrianised areas.

A model for changing city centres

The article describes the Fleadh as providing “proof of concept” for how things can be done differently in Belfast. It presents Times Square as a possible blueprint for a city centre free of cars, although the supplied material does not set out a specific Belfast scheme, timetable or proposed streets.

For Armagh residents, the analysis offers wider context about debates over pedestrianisation and the future design of urban centres. It does not announce a change to traffic arrangements in Armagh or identify any local project.