Mayor to be given power to overrule Westminster council, which blocked previous plan amid concerns over rerouting busesTraffic will be banned from London’s Oxford Street under plans announced by the mayor, Sadiq Khan, using new powers from Labour to push through long-thwarted pedestrianisation of the capital’s famous shopping strip.Khan said urgent action was needed so that the mile-long street could “once again become the leading retail destination in the world.” Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/17/traffic-banned-london-oxford-street-sadiq-khan-westminster-council
Author : Gwyn Topham and Sarah Butler
Publish date : 2024-09-17 01:01:27
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