The obvious big political news aside, I saw in the local London news this morning that the plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street have now got the green light. Of course I know this idea won’t be popular with everyone: London is still an extremely car-centric city, and I would hate to hear all the cab drivers who will now be endlessly moaning about it. As a powerchair user though, I must admit this seems fairly exciting. Thanks to the Elisabeth Line, I can now get up to the centre of town more easily than ever: Bond Street is less than twenty minutes from Woolwich, so it’s very likely that this new pedestrianised street will be a fascinating place for me to go check out. Who knows, it may turn out to be one of my regular destinations for my daily trundles. Frankly, it’s also good to see that the centre of political gravity is moving away from the motorist and onto the pedestrian in London. It has always been such a car-dominated city, so it’s fantastic to see that there will soon be a place in the centre of town where guys like me can head and wonder and while away an afternoon. I can now see Oxford Street becoming a thriving cultural hub. How it will turn out of course remains to be seen, but for now I think this is very welcome news.