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The case for banning vehicles from Oxford Street in London is weak

There are too many bargains, too many sales.” Then, and ever since, Oxford Street has been plagued by hucksters and hawkers.
CNN

London’s Oxford Street to be pedestrianized under new mayoral plans

London’s famed Oxford Street could finally be pedestrianized, according to new plans announced by city mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday, following years of debate about how to revitalize the area. The ...
Business Insider

A large part of London's busiest shopping street may soon ban cars

A large part of London's Oxford Street could go car-free by 2018. The initiative is part of a larger project —projected to cost nearly $70 million — to ban cars entirely from Oxford Street. Several ...
Fast Company

London Will Ban Cars From The City’s Iconic Oxford Street

Oxford Street, London’s (and Europe’s) busiest shopping street, will be pedestrianized by 2020, says the capital’s new mayor Sadiq Khan. Right now it is closed to private vehicles from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m ...
Reuters

London's Oxford Street could go traffic-free under mayor's plan

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - London's Oxford Street, home to some of the British capital's most famous shops from Selfridges to Marks & Spencer, could be pedestrianised to attract more shoppers under a ...