To think, get rid of the driving restrictions, make parking easier and watch Oxford Street flourish 🤷‍♀️

[mumofoneAlonebutokay]

Just that really

https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/28/oxford-street-suffers-fatal-blow-multiple-retailers-announce-leaving-22447406/

How many shops are closing in Westfield, both branches? Londoners want to drive.

46 % of households in lower noon don’t have access to a car, that leaves just over half with access to a car - that’s not “ lots” of Londoners

it’s quicker to cycle across London- top gear proved that 16 years ago n

driving in cities is just bonkers unless you have to

e en trades people have moved away from vans where they can

Over half of londoners is a lot of londoners tbf

We don't need more cars in London. It's already congested.

Go on a Sunday. Free parking on all the side roads, I’ve never not got a space. You’d still have to pay congestion charge though so it’s still expensive.

there are lots of blue badge provisions too, I’m surprised you’ve found it difficult as my neighbour always drives in. Four hours parking and you can park almost anywhere.

For most people public transport is easier. Pollution is horrendous, why would we want to make it worse. It takes me 20 mins on public transport or an hour to drive.

Over half of londoners is a lot of londoners tbf

households, not people

4 people in a household might have access to 1 car

Oh okay, well over half of households is still a lot of people

No. Congestion is what puts me off driving into cities London has a fantastic public transport system

People like shopping but they don't want to travel

Presumably they are also fond of breathing, something that isn't facilitated by increasing traffic.

I still don’t understand why you just don’t go on a Sunday? Loads of free parking on the streets.

C&A widely known as Cheap and Awful (or Coats and 'Ats)

So upmarket.

My mum and I once looked at a coat in Dickens & Jones. It was a bit tight and I asked if they had a 14.
"Oh, you won't find a 14. Not in London."
Oh how we laughed.

You can keep repeating that all you want, but that doesn't make it any more true though, as is clear from the poll.

Things that put me off Oxford Street are; Extremely loud religious preachers, Extremely loud gatherings of rip off 3 wheeler tuk tuks (which most tourists know are a rip off because they've appeared in virtually all tourist cities worldwide), lack of interesting food outlets, American candy shops, lack of interesting small shops. The only thing that makes is more pleasant now is the fact that it's less congested with cars. It would be awful if there was a permanent traffic jam with private cars and the smell a choking on traffic fumes whilst browsing would be more off putting

I was just making it clear as I recieved responses questioning my op

That's fine, I will do that when i have a bit more to spend - the only thing is the long walk up and down but will at least try it with dd

I have owned a car in London for 22 years and it has never, ever occurred to me to try to or to want to drive to Oxford Street.

Are you also proposing to get rid of the congestion charge and ULEZ as well as magic up non-existent parking spaces and not charge for them?

I am not au fait with disability provision but prepared to be educated in that regard. Other than that, I think your proposal, even if possible, would make Oxford Street worse not better. I think a well-done pedestrianisation scheme could make a huge difference though. It is not very relaxing to walk down at the moment, too crowded. I might be tempted to go there more often if I could stroll a bit more and grab a coffee and watch the world go by.

I would personally be extremely sad about anything that encouraged more cars onto London roads as would I imagine anyone who values clean air. e.g. there are estimated to be 600,000 asthmatics in London.

Cities have to evolve, private car ownership in london is falling

But you can’t expect to park outside every shop? Do you have a mobility scooter. You can park for 4hrs every day with a blue badge on any of the side streets.

within the next five years all the shops will have shut anyway, everything will be bought on line, so sad.

How would this even work with a car? You’d still have to park it and walk? Surely you wouldn’t park, shop, drive a bit further, park shop.

Use Tottenham Court Road, the station is accessible so you can bring a pram if worried about DD.

I’m willing to bet all my life savings and my house that all the shops in Oxford Street will not be closed down on 5yrs time. Have you been there recently, it’s packed!!

All of them? bit ott

I can’t think of any city in the uk where you can park for free anywhere up and down the high street in order to drive and park outside every shop!!

I don't, ill look into one of these 4 hour parking spaces

This is a great idea!

Use this, there are so many spaces for blue badge holders.

https://lbhf.maps.arcgis.com/apps/LocalPerspective/index.html?appid=3618e28e466f4424829817290252c0cb