Category: Pedestrianisation

Everyone hates Oxford Street. Will pedestrianisation save it?

by The Guardian | Oct 22, 2026 | Cities, City transport, London, London politics, Pedestrianisation, Politics, Sadiq Khan, Shopping, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

In a few days the busiest shopping street in Europe will be closed to traffic. The hope is that an unloved and polluted thoroughfare will turn into somewhere that people actually want to spend timeIn February, the mayor of...

Oxford Street will be pedestrianised as soon as possible, says London mayor

by The Guardian | Jun 16, 2025 | Business, London, Pedestrianisation, Planning policy, Politics, Retail industry, Sadiq Khan, Shops and shopping, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Sadiq Khan says regeneration plans for central London shopping street have received ‘overwhelming support’Sadiq Khan has said he will pedestrianise Oxford Street “as quickly as possible”, after two in three respondents to a...