Oxford Street: Missing Funding, 2-Year Trial and 'Postcode' Row

Oxford Street: Missing funding, 2-year trial and 'postcode' row

A lot needs to be ironed out despite Sadiq Khan's plans progressing in earnest

Sadiq Khan's car ban plan under fire as London Mayor faces backlash over costs and safety fears

Sadiq Khan's plan to ban cars from a major London shopping district has come under growing scrutiny after London Assembly members raised concerns about funding, transparency and the impact on local residents. The Mayor's £150million pedestrianisation scheme for Oxford Street, which would see traffic removed between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street by the summer, was challenged during a tense session at City Hall.Senior officials from Tra…

What we learned about plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street this week in City Hall

The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street is set to be one of Sir Sadiq Khan’s lasting legacies in City Hall. The Mayor of London gave final approval to Transport for London (TfL) in February to remove traffic between Great Portland Street and Orchard Street in a bid to make the road a “global leader for shopping, leisure and outdoor events”. However, opponents of the plans have continued to scrutinise the details of implementing the scheme in the …