Camden Council has begun consulting on a package of measures designed to make parts of Holborn safer and more pedestrian-friendly.

The proposals, created by LDA Design, include the pedestrianisation of Great Russell Street ouside the British Museum and the creation of more public open space, including at the junction of Drury Lane, Long Acre and Great Queen Street.

The transformation programme – dubbed the Holborn Liveable Neighbourhood – could also see the creation of new public space in New Oxford Street and segregated cycle lanes in Theobalds Road. Another part of the scheme is looking at the potential to improve the setting of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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