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Yeah I don't think buses are a problem, and would be wonderful if they could fly down clear roads.


Trains on the other hand are a bloody nightmare on Sundays.


I like the idea in theory, but then again, parts of central London are already deserted at weekends, and people are not out making use of those empty streets.

I agree about the train situation. But, you never know it might force a debate on that and improvements might be made. I general I am in favour of pedestrianisation, Stroget in Copenhagen, for example, is great, such a contrast to the grime of Oxford Street. Closing off a major thoroughfare would open it up to other commercial opportunities, street markets etc. To me this seems a good chance to try it out, pedestrianisation-lite if you will.

A cab driver I spoke to (black cab) said drivers are in favour of pedestrianisation of Oxford Street because they can get to most places on it via side streets and because it's too full of buses. A hop-on-hop-off free tram or trolley bus would be a good idea, he said, but I am not convinced.


I doubt central London (Notting Hill to St Paul's, Euston to Waterloo) could ever become car-free, even on Sundays.


Fewer buses at non-peak times would help a great deal in de-clogging the roads, but I'm not sure who would be brave enough to sell this to the public as an improvement.

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