pedlock means the condition of an area being so crowded that it impedes the flow of pedestrian traffic.
Etymology
Blend of pedestrian + gridlock.
noun
- The condition of an area being so crowded that it impedes the flow of pedestrian traffic.“"We're going to spend a pile of money widening the sidewalks a little bit and narrowing the streets a little bit," Mr. Haikalis said of city plans to ease pedlock — pedestrian congestion — in Times Square.”