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OPINION - The Standard View: It's time to pedestrianise Oxford Street

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Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2024

Battle for Oxford Street: Huge row over Sadiq Khan's plan to force through traffic ban

Council cabinet members are furious after only learning about the mayor’s plans a few days ago

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2024

Traffic to be banned from London’s Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan plan

Mayor to be given power to overrule Westminster council, which blocked previous plan amid concerns over rerouting buses

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024

Selfridges unveils 40ft climbing column for summer

People can climb the pillar outside the Oxford Street store from Friday

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2024

New Marks & Spencer building will be a showcase for low-carbon design

Letter: Fred Pilbrow on why the much-touted retrofitting of the flagship store on Oxford Street would be worse for the environment and commercially unviableble

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024

Paddington Locals File Human Rights Complaint Over A Bike Lane On Sydney’s Oxford St

“This is the most Paddington thing to ever happen in Paddington.”

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 17, 2024

‘Public vandalism’: M&S wants to flatten its art deco flagship store – here are six alternative options

Marks and Spencer’s decision to demolish its 1920s Oxford Street landmark hasn’t just infuriated campaigners. It has also sparked a design competition for how the building could be saved

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

Property veteran bets on Oxford Street rebound as his family office buys site at knockdown price

105-109 Oxford Street is home to Danish variety store Flying Tiger and sex shop Harmony

Evening Standard · May 20, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Oxford Street 2.0 would be long overdue return to glory

Oxford Street has been through many changes during its long history — from its association with the Tyburn gallows to the transformation of Oxford Circus by John Nash — but has rarely seemed so dispiriting as it has in recent years. A street where the original department stores first flourished,…

Evening Standard · May 13, 2024

Oxford Street 2.0: How £1bn investment will transform candy store blight back into premier shopping destination

Last year one retail boss branded Oxford Street a ‘national embarrassment’ because of the large number of empty premises

Evening Standard · May 13, 2024