The EconomistOpinion

The case for banning vehicles from Oxford Street in London is weak

There are too many bargains, too many sales.” Then, and ever since, Oxford Street has been plagued by hucksters and hawkers.
CNN

London’s Oxford Street to be pedestrianized under new mayoral plans

London’s famed Oxford Street could finally be pedestrianized, according to new plans announced by city mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday, following years of debate about how to revitalize the area. The ...
Yahoo

London’s Oxford Street Descends Into Chaos as TikTok-fueled Rioters Clash With Police

LONDON — Oxford Street descended into chaos briefly on Wednesday afternoon as dozens of youngsters responded to a viral TikTok video encouraging people to “rob” JD Sports and other stores at the heart ...
Business Insider

A large part of London's busiest shopping street may soon ban cars

A large part of London's Oxford Street could go car-free by 2018. The initiative is part of a larger project —projected to cost nearly $70 million — to ban cars entirely from Oxford Street. Several ...
Fast Company

London Will Ban Cars From The City’s Iconic Oxford Street

Oxford Street, London’s (and Europe’s) busiest shopping street, will be pedestrianized by 2020, says the capital’s new mayor Sadiq Khan. Right now it is closed to private vehicles from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m ...
Aviation Week

London Oxford, London Heliport To Coordinate Interlining Service During Olympics

London Oxford Airport and London Heliport, which recently came under single ownership, are partnering to coordinate interlining service during the London Olympics this summer. An exemption to the ...
Railway Technology

Oxford-London Marylebone Line

Chiltern Railways constructed a new rail line between Oxford and London Marylebone, UK, in what is the first new rail link connecting London with another major city in more than 100 years. A new rail ...