Oxford Street will be pedestrianised as soon as possible, says London mayor

<p>Sadiq Khan says regeneration plans for central London shopping street have received ‘overwhelming support’</p><p>Sadiq Khan has said he will pedestrianise Oxford Street “as quickly as possible”, after two in three respondents to a public consultation backed plans to ban traffic from London’s central shopping area.</p><p>The mayor’s office said there was “overwhelming public and business support” for the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/17/traffic-banned-london-oxford-street-sadiq-khan-westminster-council">proposals to regenerate the street</a>, whose lustre is slowly returning as department stores muscle back among <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/25/oxford-street-sweeter-with-fewer-shops-empty-or-selling-candy">the sweet and souvenir shops</a> of dubious repute.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/17/oxford-street-pedestrianised-soon-as-possible-mayor-sadiq-khan">Continue reading...</a>