There are lines and lines of buses, which are only half-full. If you want to improve air quality, you should cut the number of buses using the area. These ETOs are usually a way of something becoming permanent.
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However, the scheme has been criticised as it will impact other businesses and occupations, such as taxi drivers.Īnthony Calino, a taxi driver of 26 years from Wanstead said: “It’s going to cause big problems and absolute nightmares. There will also be experimental traffic orders (ETOs) in place as traffic will continue along Regent Street, north and south of Oxford Circus.Īs part of the ETO, WCC will monitor and review the experimental changes and will carefully consider feedback received from residents, businesses and other stakeholders, and make any improvements and adjustments as necessary. Traffic and buses are to be rerouted and there will road closures between Oxford Circus and Great Portland Street to the east and Oxford Circus and John Princes Street to the west. Illustration issued by Westminster City Council of a section through Oxford Street showing two new piazzas either end of Oxford Circus with improved access and new entrances from the piazzas directly into the underground station (Photo: Westminster City Council/PA) The arrival of the Elizabeth Line will also bring in another 60 million passengers a year when it opens in 2022. There will also be major enhancements to Oxford Circus Tube to the eastern and western concourses of the station as the council found that 70 per cent of people visiting the area arrived by London Underground. We hope the creation of these pedestrian-only piazzas at Oxford Circus will not only improve safety, security, accessibility but create an iconic destination at the heart of London.” Transport impact In the aftermath of the pandemic, and with the arrival of the Elizabeth Line, there is an overwhelming need and a compelling opportunity to build back better a business-as-usual approach will no longer work. Westminster City Council leader Rachael Robathan said: “There is an urgent need to tackle issues with pedestrian congestion and safety, poor air quality and noise. The serious congestion of Oxford Circus, of people and of traffic, is unsustainable and demands action.
Artists impression of Oxford Circus in London with the western piazza, new access into the London Underground, improved public realm and greening. Westminster has already committed £150m to kickstart the Oxford Street District (OSD) programmes and attract inward investment and announced that this scheme “is the latest step in the council’s ambitious plans to revive Oxford Street and the wider District, for its vision for a greener, smarter future for the West End”.
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