ke ▁lan es ▁were ▁added ▁on ▁Broadway ▁from ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Street ▁down ▁to ▁Union ▁Square . ▁ ▁Since ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁port ions ▁of ▁Broadway ▁through ▁D uff y ▁Square , ▁Times ▁Square , ▁and ▁Her ald ▁Square ▁have ▁been ▁closed ▁entirely ▁to ▁autom obile ▁traffic , ▁except ▁for ▁cross ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁Stre ets ▁and ▁Aven ues , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁traffic ▁and ▁ped est rian ization ▁experiment , ▁with ▁the ▁pav ement ▁reserved ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁walk ers , ▁cycl ists , ▁and ▁those ▁l ou ng ing ▁in ▁temporary ▁se ating ▁placed ▁by ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁city ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁experiment ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁change ▁permanent ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Though ▁the ▁anticip ated ▁benefits ▁to ▁traffic ▁flow ▁were ▁not ▁as ▁large ▁as ▁hoped , ▁ped est rian ▁inj uries ▁dropped ▁dram atically ▁and ▁foot ▁traffic ▁increased ▁in ▁the ▁designated ▁areas ; ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁popular ▁with ▁both ▁residents ▁and ▁business es . ▁The ▁current ▁port ions ▁converted ▁into ▁ped est rian ▁pla zas ▁are ▁between ▁West ▁ 4 7 th ▁Street ▁and ▁West ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Street ▁within ▁Times ▁and ▁D uff y ▁S qu ares , ▁and ▁between ▁West ▁ 3 5 th ▁Street ▁and ▁West ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁Her ald ▁Square ▁area . ▁Additionally , ▁port ions ▁of ▁Broadway ▁in ▁the ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁and ▁Union ▁Square ▁have ▁been ▁dram atically ▁narrow ed , ▁allowing