Will Norman

London's Walking & Cycling Commissioner.

Working with @MayorOfLondon to build a safer, greener & healthier city for all. Tweets & typos all mine.

[Will Norman @willnorman]

Since @sadiqkhan was elected in 2016, we've delivered a fivefold expansion of London's network of Cycleways to over 450km - enabling millions & millions of greener, cleaner, safer & healthier journeys 🚲🚲🚲

And we're not sitting back in our saddles, there's much more to come...

[Will Norman @willnorman]

We're making our streets safer for people walking & cycling with new crossings on roads across London:
🦓Paddington/Chiltern Street
🦓Kilburn High Road
🚦George Street/Seymour Place
🦓1st of 4 new zebra crossings on Royal Hospital Road

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

The numbers are in: footfall *and* spending are up on Oxford Street.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

According to payment company Adyen, spending at Oxford Street stores increased by 28% to £3.7m (up from £2.9m last year) and in-store transactions rose by 19% 

City Hall says footfall on Oxford Street also rose by 16% during the October half-term, with international visitors up 42% and evening visits up 19% 

Sadiq Khan says the figures are "staggering" and "show the transformational impact that the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street will have"

[Luxmy Gopal @luxmy_g]

There's been an increase in visitors and spending on Oxford Street since traffic was banned there, according to City Hall data. More on @BBCLondonNews

[Will Norman @willnorman]

@wee_dram1 @FinancialTimes Ah yes, the Financial Times - that famously socialist publication!!

[Will Norman @willnorman]

Today’s @FinancialTimes front page: Spending across the West End is up 13% after we pedestrianised Oxford St.

Once again data shows active travel boosts business.

[Tom Edwards @BBCTomEdwards]

Oxford Street 1730 Friday 6th Nov

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Turns out Londoners have a few thoughts about Oxford Street…

So we handed over the microphone.

From shoppers to workers, people told us why they back plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street and create a more welcoming, people-first destination.

[Will Norman @willnorman]

Dockless bikes have enabled 10,000s more people to cycle in London. But since they arrived in 2017, we've been calling for regulatory powers so that they work for everyone.

I'm delighted this government has acted & is consulting on these new powers.

https://t.co/d8UTIO5bPu

[Will Norman @willnorman]

We're working with councils across London to make our streets safer for people walking & cycling

Fantastic to see the progress on Cycleway 43 from Gloucester Place to Hyde Park 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲

👏@tfl @CityWestminster

[Will Norman @willnorman]

Oxford Street is not London's only new pedestrianised high street.

We've been working with @CamdenCouncil and I'm delighted that the trial pedestrianisation of Camden High Street has been a success and will now be made permanent.

[Standard News @standardnews]

Busy north London high street permanently bans traffic after successful trial https://t.co/pnZ7Ergwxj

[OnLondon @OnLondon]

It will be months before we can really judge the impacts of the #OxfordStreet transformation programme, but it felt pretty good there yesterday afternoon in the company of @speakerboxparty and others. #london

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Great news from Market Halls - footfall is up 29%, and sales are up 25% year-on-year.

Powerful to see the Oxford Street pedestrianisation already having a big impact for local businesses.

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

A momentous week for London.

I’m so excited to see our plans to transform Oxford Street becoming a reality.

And this is just the beginning 💚

[Tom Edwards @BBCTomEdwards]

Big crowds on Oxford Street.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Oxford Street. Reimagined.

[Tom Edwards @BBCTomEdwards]

Oxford Street now

[BBC London @BBCLondonNews]

Shoppers fill Oxford Street on first traffic-free day ➡️ https://t.co/fuRFV6aXf5

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Cities are defined by the choices they make about space.

Today, London chose people.

Oxford Street's transformation is under way.

https://t.co/IXmH5dnq49

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

@PolitlcsUK