London’s famed Oxford Street could finally be pedestrianized, according to new plans announced by city mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday, following years of debate about how to revitalize the area.

Traffic could be banned from London's Oxford Street under new plans set out by Sadiq Khan. The Labour mayor's pedestrianisation proposal is supported by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who said it would give the popular shopping district "the boost it needs".

Oxford Street was once the jewel in the crown of Britain’s retail sector, but there’s no doubt that it has suffered hugely over the last decade." Under the proposal a 0.7 mile (1.1km) stretch would be pedestrianised between Oxford Circus and Marble Arch,

The Mayor of London has published plans that propose to ban traffic from London’s Oxford Street. The Government supports the Labour Mayor's pedestrianisation proposal, with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner claiming it will give the popular shopping district “the boost it needs”.