Oxford Street to be pedestrianised by 2020

[TwickenhamCyclist]

Oxford Street will be pedestrianised by 2020, the mayor of London's office has said.

All traffic including buses and taxis will be banned from the shopping street - one of the most famous in the world - as part of Sadiq Khan's plans to tackle air pollution.

More than four million people visit Oxford Street each week.

City Hall said the project would be rolled out in two stages to reduce disruption on the 1.2-mile street.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36791485

 

[Markymark]

As a devout Londoner, Oxford Street is a shithole. Anything they can do to improve it would be welcome.

 

[martint235]

You'll still get the "it doesn't apply to cyclists" lot cycling down there and causing havoc with peds.

 

[ianrauk]

I wouldn't hold your breath. (Though better too with all that bus and taxi pollution)

 

[mjr]

You'll still get the "it doesn't apply to cyclists" lot cycling down there and causing havoc with peds.

Making one of the parallel streets (personally I don't much care which one) "no motor vehicles except access" would encourage cyclists to avoid it. Even without private cars, it's not an easy ride and is unlikely to be much easier with lots of shoppers meandering about.

 

[h1udd]

Sounds good to me .... It doesn't need transport on it, busses go st walking speed anyway and there are plenty of parallel roads that go the same direction.

Paving it will allow street cafes and entertainment ... It will become a nicer area I think

 

[raleighnut]

As a devout Londoner, Oxford Street is a shithole. Anything they can do to improve it would be welcome.

I've worked in some of the shops there (I used to 'do' shopfitting) and heartily agree. Around the back of these 'flagship' stores is the most disgusting Rat infested cackhole it has ever been my misfortune to witness.

 

[Tin Pot]

I've worked in some of the shops there (I used to 'do' shopfitting) and heartily agree. Around the back of these 'flagship' stores is the most disgusting Rat infested cackhole it has ever been my misfortune to witness.

All my favourite bits of London

Rat onna stick anyone?

 

[glenn forger]

In London you're never more than ten feet away from someone complaining about rats.

 

[Markymark]

[QUOTE 4366017, member: 45"]I read that that you used to do shoplifting.[/QUOTE]
I did too.

 

[Catweasel]

One of the major shopping streets in Vienna (Mariahilferstrasse) was pedestrianised recently - bikes are allowed but cannot exceed walking pace, It's been a tremendous success. Everyone's way happier now - even the car drivers as the roads that run parallel have been switched to being one way - so they move quicker and easier.

 

[TwickenhamCyclist]

[QUOTE 4366017, member: 45"]I read that that you used to do shoplifting.[/QUOTE]
So did I

 

[steve50]

I've worked in some of the shops there (I used to 'do' shopfitting) and heartily agree. Around the back of these 'flagship' stores is the most disgusting Rat infested cackhole it has ever been my misfortune to witness.

I used deliver to a lot of shops (round the back) in the city (Leeds, Bradford) they are all the same, rat infested dumping grounds. I reckon if some of the stores clientele could see out the back of these stores they wouldn't want to shop or eat there.

 

[raleighnut]

[QUOTE 4366017, member: 45"]I read that that you used to do shoplifting.[/QUOTE]


TBH the amount I used to get paid for shop fitting earned me a lot more than anyone could ever nick (unless they were involved in the 'Brinksmat' caper)

 

[User16625]

[QUOTE 4366017, member: 45"]I read that that you used to do shoplifting.[/QUOTE]

I did too.

So did I

And me, altho I imagined him riding away on AccyCylist's bike aswell.