Overview
- Sadiq Khan said Transport for London will have the stretch free of traffic by the end of this summer after final approvals last week.
- The ban covers nearly a mile between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street, prohibiting cars, buses, taxis, cyclists and pedicabs.
- TfL is drawing up plans for hostile-vehicle mitigation gates that would also block riders, with pop-up bollards discussed for later phases.
- North–south traffic will still cross at junctions such as Regent Street, requiring multiple barrier points across the pedestrian area.
- Emergency access will operate at all times and deliveries are set for midnight to 7am, as cycling groups call for safe east–west alternatives nearby.