Ghent scales back car-free zone, cites cost and existing restrictions

Ghent will close only the B401 fly-over and a street near Zuidpark this Sunday, a smaller car-free zone than in previous years. The city argues that closing the entire center is costly and unnecessary, as it is already car-free most of the year. This marks a notable scaling back of a symbolic measure, though the city frames it as a pragmatic adjustment rather than a policy reversal.