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[Plans to pedestrianise part of London's Oxford Street
have been announced by the capital's mayor.
Sadiq 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.

“Oxford Street was once the jewel
in the crown of Britain’s retail sector,
but there’s no doubt that it has suffered
hugely over the last decade", he said.

Under the proposal, a 0.7 mile (1.1km) stretch
would be pedestrianised between
Oxford Circus and Marble Arch,
with the potential for further changes
towards Tottenham Court Road.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx244r3n50xo