Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan gets green light

Michael Holder
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Artist impression of pedestrianised Oxford Street
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Artist impression of pedestrianised Oxford Street

Mayor of London approves regeneration plan for historic shopping street that could see all road vehicles banned by autumn 2026

Central London's busiest shopping street could be fully pedestrianised from this autumn, after a regeneration plan that would bring an end to all road traffic through a major stretch of Oxford Street was...

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