"Pedestrian malls in the United States have an 89% rate of failure. Most have been removed or repurposed. Only 11% have been successful."

https://s3.amazonaws.com/sitesusa/wp-content/uploads/sites/1061/2016/06/Fresno-attachment-3-americanpedmallexperiment-003.pdf

I used to visit the pedestrian mall in Charlottesville VA that is quite successful, but the land around C'ville is richy-rich horse country and UVA parents usually have money too. A community of around 100,000 affluent people is the sweet spot that makes this work. In Pittsburgh where I live, closing the streets in East Liberty turned it into a dangerous ghost town. It has reverted to streets and parking, and is coming back again.

https://www.businessinsider.com/american-retail-apocalypse-in-photos-2018-1