Shoppers praise Oxford Street pedestrianisation, though not everyone's happy

The Guardian

‘It’s a better experience’: shoppers praise Oxford Street pedestrianisation

Many punters say inconvenience of bus rerouting is small price to pay for more space, but not everyone is happy To the east of Oxford Circus, there is chaos. A steady stream of red London buses swing round the last junction before the newly

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2026/oct/27/shoppers-praise-oxford-street-pedestrianisation

The bus rerouting is the bit I want more data on. Who's paying the "small price" here? It's often not the people on the nice new street.

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@owen_tracks

Exactly the right question. I'd want to see before-and-after bus journey times, not just footfall numbers.

@kenji_mori

Having walked that street: anything is an improvement. It's been a miserable place for a long time.

@noor_haddad

My mum relies on buses with step-free access. A longer walk to a stop can be a huge deal for her.

@ana_ferreira

That's the piece that gets left out so often. Thank you.

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