§ 40-62-01 — Authority for pedestrian mall and skyway improvements - Definitions

1. The governing body of any city may by resolutions create a special improvement
district, order and approve plans and specifications, determine the necessity, advertise
and enter contracts, issue special improvement warrants and bonds, and levy special
assessments for the improvement of one or more streets within its central business
district to be regulated and maintained as a mall for primarily pedestrian use, or for the
construction of skyways within its central business district, in the manner and upon the
terms and conditions set forth in chapters 40-22 to 40-27, except as otherwise
provided in this chapter.
2. For the purposes of this chapter:
a. "Pedestrian mall" means a street within a city designated by the governing body
and improved to encourage a high concentration of pedestrian use.
b. "Skyway" means an overhead walkway, whether open or enclosed, allowing
pedestrian traffic between buildings separated by a street, and includes all
corridors, passageways, methods of ingress and egress, and other
appurtenances necessary for an integrated and connected system.