San Jose’s cityscape is set to trade car horns for footsteps as the City Council approved a motion to transform San Pedro Square into a bustling pedestrian-only zone. The stretch of San Pedro Street from West Santa Clara Street to Saint John will no longer accommodate vehicles, a move praised by local business owners and residents alike who have enjoyed the benefits of open streets since the start of the pandemic in 2020. The historical decision marks San Jose’s first permanent pedestrian mall in over half a century.