Could the pedestrianisation of London's busiest street work?

A visualisation of a pedestrianised Oxford St

Source: Urban Graphics

The idea to pedestrianise Oxford Street, Europe’s busiest shopping street, has been kicked about for decades without any action ever taking solid form. With signs new London mayor Sadiq Khan has made this his pet project, Ike Ijeh looks at how feasible the transformation would be

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