(1) The Legislative Assembly hereby finds and declares that in certain areas in cities, and particularly in retail shopping areas thereof, there is need to separate pedestrian travel from vehicular travel and that such separation is necessary to protect the public safety or otherwise to serve the public interest and convenience. The Legislative Assembly further finds and declares that such objective can, in part, be accomplished by the establishment of pedestrian malls pursuant to ORS 376.705 to 376.825.\n(2) ORS 376.705 to 376.825 may be cited as the Pedestrian Mall Law of 1961. [1961 c.666 §§1,3]
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