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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.
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
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.
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 likes of Selfridges and attracts over 200 million visitors each year
Sadiq Khan unveils plan to ban cars on famous UK street despite crime warnings
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled a plan to ban cars from Oxford Street in London to rejuvenate the struggling high street, despite claims it could make the area less safe.
Battle for Oxford Street: Huge row over Sadiq Khan's plan to force through traffic ban
Sadiq Khan is set to be given new powers by the Government to enable him to force through the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street. But this will put the mayor on a collision course with Westminster council, which remains opposed to making one of Europe’s most famous shopping streets traffic-free.
Oxford Street pedestrianisation : How shoppers and businesses feel about it
Most of those looking for bargains along the popular shopping strip this week appear broadly supportive of Sadiq Khan ’s plans to ban traffic between Oxford Circus and Marble Arch but question
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 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.
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”.
Oxford Street was a mecca for Millennials like me, I don’t think Gen Z will ever experience that
However, being here on Oxford Street, I’m reminded that it once was the centre of the world—my world, anyway. I moved to ...
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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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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 ...
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The Oxford Street of our youth is never coming back
When the great British high street reigned supreme, Oxford Street was the best of the best. It’s one of the longest shopping ...