Pedestrians on Chisinau's main avenue, Stefan cel Mare Boulevard, continued to wait for the green light to cross the street today, even if the Municipality has declared part of the city's central area a free-car zone on Saturday and Sundays, as of today, as part of an experiment that will last for an undetermined period, Info-Prim Neo reports. Unaware of the City Hall's initiative, most pedestrians stuck to the sidewalk, looking in bewilderment at the empty avenue and thinking that maybe it was closed for vehicle traffic to allow some official motorcade to pass. When asked what they thought about the initiative to transform part of Stefan cel Mare Boulevard and two other central streets into a car-free zone during weekends, most passers-by welcomed the idea. The most happy about it were the youth, who said they would take their roller-skates and bicycles next time. Mothers with small children also seemed to be delighted at the idea of being able to walk with the strollers right through the middle of the street. There were also discontented pedestrians, who said they didn't hear anything about the initiative and had to wait at trolleybus stations in vain. Some were concerned that they would end up stuck in traffic because of detours. Motorists also had different opinions. But those who supported the initiative agreed that more traffic officers were needed to smooth the traffic flow in case of congestion. The Chisinau Traffic Police Department said in a press release that so far it hadn't received any request to reorganize vehicle traffic. The Department said that the municipal authorities were to develop a reorganization proposal and submit it to the Traffic Police for consideration. The experimental pedestrian zone includes Stefan cel Mare Boulevard, the segment between the streets Pushkin and Mitrpolit Varlaam; Mihai Eminescu Street, between the streets 31 August 1989 and Mitropolit Varlaam; and Vlaicu Parcalab Street, between the streets 31 August 1989 and Mitropolit Varlaam.