London’s Oxford Circus Is Kicking Out Cars
The shopping hub is about to transform into a pedestrian plaza — a move that will help accommodate an influx of Crossrail link passengers next year.
A rendering showing how Oxford Circus might appear after adaptation. The actual design will be selected later this year.
Rendering courtesy of Westminster Council
One of London’s most important public spaces is about to get a dramatic pedestrian makeover.
Oxford Circus, where two of the city’s busiest shopping streets intersect, will be transformed into two semi-circular pedestrian plazas, separated by a roadway with substantially reduced traffic, according to an announcement this week. Aided by closing some feeder streets to traffic, the changes will begin this year, with a design chosen this summer from a competition overseen by the Royal Institute of British Architects.