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.

Plans to pedestrianise part of London's Oxford Street have been announced by the capital's mayor Sadiq Khan. Mr Khan said "urgent action" is needed to regenerate the famous high street, which was has been affected by a shift to online shopping and the Covid-19 pandemic.

After decades of rumours and blocked attempts at making London 's Oxford Street a car-free zone, it looks like the plans could finally be going ahead. On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced in an Instagram post that the government is “announcing exciting new plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street”.

Unlocking Oxford Street’s potential will deliver a significant boost to the economy - locally in the West End, across London and nationally too

This follows the Labour mayor's previous attempt to pedestrianise part of the world-famous shopping street in 2018, which was blocked by the then-Conservative local authority. The

For a long time, there were talks to make Oxford Street a car-free zone and finally things are falling into place. Recently, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced that the government has exciting plans to make it a pedestrian road.

STORY: London’s Oxford Street – home to some of the British capital’s most famous stores – could go from this…:: Transport for Londonto this, a fully pedestrianized area.London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Tuesday the plan is to get rid off all traffic — including bikes — along the one-mile stretch from Oxford Circus to Marble Arch.

Mayor of London insists pedestrianising street would provide a “new lease of life” to a shopping hub plagued by pickpockets

London mayor Sadiq Khan is planning to ban traffic from entering Oxford Street, which is home to 300 shops including the likes of Selfridges and attracts over 200 million visitors each year