London’s Oxford Street to go traffic-free in shopping area makeover, says mayor

London’s Oxford Street, one of Britain’s busiest and most famous shopping districts, will be pedestrianised, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said on Tuesday, in a move designed to smarten up the area and create a new public space to help drive growth.

The plan to rid Oxford Street of cars and buses, which has been over 20 years in the making, looks set to become a reality after consultations on