The pedestrian zone in the centre of Brussels is being cleared of its summer street furniture. This will make it easier for work to take place over the winter to create the permanent pedestrian zone that is expected to open in the spring of 2016.
According to a statement from the City of Brussels, everything will go except for the grandstand benches, the wooden logs, and the street furniture on Place de Brouckère. The tables for chess and table tennis will also remain.
Meanwhile, steps will be taken to improve road markings around rue Plattesteen and place Fontainas so that the separation between traffic and pedestrians is clearer.
Since the pedestrian zone was opened in June, around 120 cultural and sporting events have taken place in the newly liberated space, attracting 400,000 participants. In all, the City estimates that more than one million people have visited the pedestrian zone over the summer.
