Sections of London’s Oxford Street, visited by More than four million people each week, could be pedestrianised by December 2018, according to new proposals by the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan. Approximately half a mile of the street could become a "traffic-free pedestrian boulevard," with all east-west traffic being halted. Other proposals include raised pavements for increased accessibility and provision of new and extended taxi ranks. The proposals are designed to coincide with the arrival of new rail system, the Elizabeth Line, in central London next year.
Sections of London’s Oxford Street, visited by over four million people each week, could be pedestrianised by December 2018, according to new proposals by the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan. Approximately half a mile of the street could become a "traffic-free pedestrian boulevard," with all east-west traffic being halted. Other proposals include raised pavements for increased accessibility and provision of new and extended taxi ranks. The proposals are designed to coincide with the arrival of new rail system, the Elizabeth Line, in central London next year.