Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The modern, traffic-free shopping street was first built in the Middle East in the 1960s.

B. The idea of constructing traffic-free shopping areas is not a new one.

C. Shopkeepers were not happy with the construction of traffic-free shopping areas at first.

D. 2000 years ago, central Rome banned road traffic during the day to allow for the free movement of pedestrians.