{"id":10378,"date":"2015-03-31T13:16:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T18:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/?p=10378"},"modified":"2016-01-14T18:04:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T23:04:04","slug":"pilot-project-cuscos-main-plaza-a-vehicle-free-pedestrian-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/2015\/pilot-project-cuscos-main-plaza-a-vehicle-free-pedestrian-zone\/10378\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot project: Cusco&#8217;s main plaza a vehicle-free pedestrian zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Monday, April 6, the Plaza Mayor of the Imperial Inca city will be closed to vehicular traffic, <a href=\"http:\/\/diariocorreo.pe\/ciudad\/no-transitaran-carros-en-plaza-de-armas-576178\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cusco Mayor Carlos Moscoso tells reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s\u00a0part of a pilot project that aims to\u00a0eventually turn the historic center of the Inca Imperial capital into a 100% pedestrian zone.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot project was launched this week, but not without causing some major tie-ups.<\/p>\n<p>The headline in today&#8217;s edition of\u00a0El Diario del Cusco, the headline read:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><strong><span class=\"hps\">More<\/span> <\/strong><\/em><span class=\"hps\"><em><strong>harm than good generated<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><strong>P<span class=\"hps\">edestrian<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">pilot<\/span> <span class=\"hps\">plan causes inconvenience<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/diariodelcusco-edicionimpresa\/docs\/31032015?e=6323331\/12104124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10383 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pilot-pedestrian-walk-project-causes-traffic-tie-ups-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"Pilot pedestrian project has rocky start in Cusco\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pilot-pedestrian-walk-project-causes-traffic-tie-ups-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pilot-pedestrian-walk-project-causes-traffic-tie-ups.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Critics say the mayor&#8217;s administration is rushing into the project without adequate planning and construction of new roads and infrastructure around the historic center.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates\u00a0maintain the aesthetic and conservational\u00a0value of removing vehicles from the heart of the Inca capital will make the switch more than worth it\u00a0in the end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Monday, April 6, the Plaza Mayor of the Imperial Inca city will be closed to vehicular traffic, Cusco Mayor Carlos Moscoso tells reporters. It&#8217;s\u00a0part of a pilot project that aims to\u00a0eventually turn the historic center of the Inca Imperial capital into a 100% pedestrian zone. 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