Banning bikes from Oxford Street is a disaster for London cycling

Plans to pedestrianise one of the capital's busiest cycling roads send the troubling message that cyclists and pedestrians can't co-exist in an 80ft-wide streetSadiq Khan's proposal to ban cyclists from Oxford Street, published on Monday, is an unqualified disaster for cycling in London, perhaps the single biggest blow it has suffered in years. And he's sending an even more dangerous signal to the rest of the country.More than 2,000 cyclists a day, according to Department for Transport figures, use the first section proposed for pedestrianisation next year, between Selfridges and Oxford Circus. More than 5,000 a day use the section between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road, which is proposed to be pedestrianised in 2019. Continue reading...