Turning London ‘Japanese’ is a step in the right direction

05 November 2009

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has opened Europe’s busiest diagonal crossing at Oxford Circus.

The £5M scheme, led by Westminster LBC and funded by Transport for London, has also created 70% more pavement space in a new layout. All railings and barriers have been removed to make the area clutter-free.

While the mayor was lauding Tokyo’s Shibuya crossing as the inspiration, Wandsworth LBC Cllr James Cousins pointed to a crossing closer to home.

The idea was first implemented in the UK on Balham High Road in 2005.

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