Oxford Street: Our Response

We recently submitted our response to TfL’s consultation on transport and highway changes proposed as part of the Mayor’s Oxford Street pedestrianisation plans. The consultation included proposals for amendments to bus routes, taxi/private hire services, changes to cycling provision, deliveries, traffic flows, journey times and the impact on accessibility. Our response was a consolidation of the views gathered from member businesses, building and landowners in the area. 

Oxford Street is an important neighbour to Baker Street and Marylebone, with many commuters and visitors entering and leaving the district via Oxford Street and its Underground stations. While we remain supportive of the principal of improvement for Oxford Street, we have significant concerns about the impact on the surrounding streets, in particular on the important north-south gateway streets that link Oxford Street and Marylebone, on Wigmore Street, and on road network resilience and traffic in the wider area, and ask in our response that the impact on these is recognised and mitigated through appropriately resourced public realm design and management. We have also asked for reassurance around the detail on loading bay provision and freight consolidation/reduction. 

We feel in particular that it is imperative that there is clarity on the additional funding that will be required for street management and improvements on the surrounding streets, outside the Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) area, that will take the load for Oxford Street if these proposals go ahead in terms of new/additional bus stops, taxi ranks, footfall and delivery infrastructure.  

Read our response in full here. https://bakerstreetq.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BSQP-Ox-St-response-Jan-26.pdf  

We will continue to work closely with local businesses and landowners to ensure that the collective voice of the area is heard as the plans for Oxford Street move forward.