It’s an idea San Jose has wrestled with for years now.
The block of San Pedro Street between W. Santa Clara and St. John streets has long been envisioned as a viable potential pedestrian mall. The strip has been closed to cars for several recent events, becoming a stage for the sharp timber of saxophones at San Jose Jazz Summerfest and a turf-lined tailgate for football fans attending Super Bowl 50 and the College Football Playoff National Championship game.
In 2019, the city closed the block to cars on weekends in a month-long pilot called “Meet in the Streets.”
And in July 2020, several months after the pandemic hit, the
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