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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.
Council locks horns with Sadiq Khan over plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street
Among the concerns raised in Westminster Labour’s letter are how it will protect access for older people, people with disabilities and families with young children.
Pedestrianised Oxford Street could be 'terror target', council warns Sadiq Khan
The head of Westminster Council has claimed Sadiq Khan’s plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street could increase crime and even make it a target for terrorists.
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.
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.
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
London's mayor wants to get rid of traffic on Oxford Street
STORY: London’s Oxford Street – home to some of the British capital’s most famous stores – could go from this…:: Transport for Londonto this, a fully pedestrianized area.London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Tuesday the plan is to get rid off all traffic — including bikes — along the one-mile stretch from Oxford Circus to Marble Arch.
Sadiq Khan’s Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan explained
Cyclists will be banned from riding through the pedestrianised section of Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan’s plans to ban traffic from the thoroughfare.The mayor announced on Tuesday that he had secured Government support to re-boot seven-year-old plans to make the “nation’s most famous high street” traffic-free,
A car-free Oxford Street does sound dreamy, but there’s a problem: buses
An Oxford Street with no cars is a charming fantasy. But ignore the "red wall of metal" at your peril, writes James Ford ...
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The Mayor must not rush through his Oxford Street scheme, writes Westminster Business Council
Sophie Shrubsole, chief executive of Westminster Business Council, insists any plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street need to ...
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