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Plans to pedestrianise London’s Oxford Street have been announced
After decades of rumours and blocked attempts at making London 's Oxford Street a car-free zone, it looks like the plans could finally be going ahead. On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced in an Instagram post that the government is “announcing exciting new plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street”.
London’s Oxford Street to be pedestrianized under new mayoral plans
London’s famed Oxford Street could finally be pedestrianized, according to new plans announced by city mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday, following years of debate about how to revitalize the area.
Labour loses central London by-election to Tories amid row over Sadiq Khan's Oxford Street plans
Labour has lost a by-election to the Tories in central London amid the row over Sadiq Khan ’s plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street. The Conservatives saw their vote jump nearly nine per cent in the West End ward of Westminster Council to just under 49 per cent, with Labour down by slightly more than ten per cent to 38 per cent.
London's Oxford Street could go traffic-free under mayor's plan
London's Oxford Street, home to some of the British capital's most famous shops from Selfridges to Marks & Spencer, could be pedestrianised to attract more shoppers under a plan announced by city mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday.
How London’s Oxford Street could look if traffic is banned under Sadiq Khan’s new plans
Now the London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans to stop traffic on the iconic street which sees around 500,000 visitors each day. If the plan gets green light from the London Assembly, the road could be turned into a traffic-free pedestrianised avenue inspired by New York’s Times Square and Barcelona’s Las Ramblas.
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Sadiq Khan is about to turn Oxford Street into a mugger’s paradise
So Sadiq Khan has decided that it’s a great idea to pedestrianise Oxford Street. I wonder if he has actually been there recently? For starters, Oxford Street is a key London east/west artery, the extension of the
London mayor reveals plans to pedestrianize iconic Oxford Street
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on Tuesday launched proposals to transform the city's iconic Oxford Street into a "world class" public realm which is "green," "healthy," "safe" and increases footfall and spending in shops.
London’s mayor announces plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street
London’s Oxford Street will be pedestrianised under proposals set out on Tuesday by Sadiq Khan, the city’s mayor, as he tries to make the famous thoroughfare “the leading retail destination in the world”.
London's Oxford Street to get a facelift; plan to make it car-free zone set to take off
For a long time, there were talks to make Oxford Street a car-free zone and finally things are falling into place. Recently, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced that the government has exciting plans to make it a pedestrian road.
London mayor plans to pedestrianise busy Oxford Street
The idea is the latest in a string of attempts to revive Oxford Street’s in-store visitor numbers. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Traffic could be banned on Oxford Street under plans by London mayor Sadiq Khan
A new scheme announced by Sadiq Khan could see a small stretch of Oxford Street completely pedestrianised, with the aim to boost the experience of shoppers.
London's Oxford Street to ban cars as one of world's busiest shopping roads becomes traffic-free
London mayor Sadiq Khan is planning to ban traffic from entering Oxford Street, which is home to 300 shops including the ...
Oxford Street: a return to former glories?
Sadiq Khan hopes to restore the fortunes of the famous London shopping street but is pedestrianisation the way forward?
Oxford Street was a mecca for Millennials like me, I don’t think Gen Z will ever experience that
Growing up in sleepy North Devon, London’s Oxford Street epitomised everything I felt deprived of—fashion, excitement, hustle ...
Oxford Street pedestrianisation sparks call for 'wholesale rethink' of West End buses and transport
There are concerns about rat running, congestion and whether buses will be fit for purpose after Oxford Street's proposed ...
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Westminster City Council offers lukewarm response to Khan’s Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans
Scheme appears to be a relaunch of previous 2017 proposals, shared by the mayor without consultation with the local council ...