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Plans Approved to Pedestrianize London's Oxford Street
Mayor Sadiq Khan will ban most vehicles on Oxford Street between Great Portland Street and Orchard Street, aiming to boost footfall after 63% of Londoners supported the plan in consultations.
- On Thursday, Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, approved moving ahead with Oxford Street pedestrianisation, targeting the stretch between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street.
- With business support, City Hall says the plan aims to boost footfall and spending, citing Oxford Street's £25bn annual contribution to London's economy.
- TfL will implement operational changes, banning private vehicles and buses while allowing delivery access midnight–07:00 and rerouting 15 bus routes via Wigmore Street and Henrietta Place.
- Opponents said taxi and private-hire drivers voiced serious concerns about diversion and access, while consultation respondents and local residents raised disability access and congestion worries, with TfL warning of up to 300 more vehicles on surrounding roads.
- The mayor's long-term aim is to pedestrianise the entire street, working with Westminster Council in coming months, as TfL and the Mayoral Development Corporation hold powers, officials say.
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