Overview

• The draft plan, developed by Westminster City Council and The Crown Estate, would transform Regent Street St James’s into a traffic-free zone and widen pavements at Piccadilly Circus.
• It reduces the main stretch of Regent Street to a single traffic lane in each direction, removes the central island and reintroduces two-way traffic on Haymarket.
• The scheme includes segregated cycling lanes from All Souls’ Church to Piccadilly Circus and upgraded pedestrian crossings to promote active travel.
• City Hall said the proposals complement the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street, while the London Cycling Campaign has urged broader low-traffic restrictions across the West End.
• The masterplan reinterprets John Nash’s original green link concept to create a continuous public realm connecting St James’s Park to Regent’s Park.