Give Us Back Our Right to Roam in London, Boris ; the Mayor's Decision Not to Pedestrianise Parliament Square Is a Missed Opportunity. Now He Should Make Amends Elsewhere in the Capital
Evening Standard - London › August 17, 2008
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ONE thing that our past and present mayors have in common is the stated desire to beautify our public places. But in doing so, the previous administration delighted in torturing drivers. The conversion of Trafalgar Square into a permanent party space came at the cost of an eternally gummed-up Strand. Now Boris has struck out against the prevailing orthodoxy that four wheels are bad, two legs good, by axeing one of Ken's prized projects, the transformation of Parliament Square. Unfortunately, he has chosen the wrong target with which to make his point.
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Give Us Back Our Right to Roam in London, Boris ; the Mayor's Decision Not to Pedestrianise Parliament Square Is a Missed Opportunity. Now He Should Make Amends Elsewhere in the Capital
He has also established principles that could undermine the whole noble project of bettering London's public spaces. The chances of Oxford Street, or Embankment, becoming more pleasant places will be seriously reduced if the Mayor is as faint-hearted there.
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