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Footage shows cyclists flooding the street, with some performing wheelies and tricks while others blasted music and lit up the route with flashing lights.
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others → show → lights
Critical Mass is a leaderless cycling movement whose monthly rides act as peaceful demonstrations, highlighting the need for better cycling infrastructure.
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rides → act → infrastructure
Organisers said riders passed through the barriers without interference from security staff, with participants travelling on everything from tandems, penny-farthings and cargo bikes to accessibility bikes and wheelchairs.
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participants → say → bikes
Pedestrians stopped to film the procession as it passed, with the ride bringing its trademark carnival atmosphere to the shopping street.
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ride → stop → street
Battery-powered sound systems were mounted on trailers that provided the soundtrack to the event.
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that → power → event
Paul, who takes part in Critical Mass, described the ride as "a peaceful demonstration of the continuing demand for safe, direct cycling access through central London.
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who → take → London
From the very early days of Critical Mass, when it was called the CHARM ride (Cyclists Have A Right to Move), we've been asking for all of Zone 1 to be made motor-traffic free.
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all → call → Zone
“So this is a welcome step, but pedestrianisation should not come at the expense of active travel,” he said.
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he → come → travel
He added: “It would have been easy to create a bike lane on this part of the street, with metal fences and calming measures to ensure that pedestrians and cyclists were properly demarcated for safety.
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pedestrians → add → safety
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“It's a positive development but also a huge missed opportunity."
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It → read → More
Marlene, another participant, said "Oxford Street belongs to people.
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Street → say → people
Taking out motor traffic is a positive step, but banning cycling without first providing safe and direct alternatives along parallel roads either north or south of the closed part is not a sustainable transport policy.
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banning → take → part
“Thousands of riders used Oxford Street every day, including carbon-free deliveries with cargo bikes to businesses in the area.
“Cyclists will either continue to use the route, stop cycling, or be forced onto indirect and potentially less safe streets.
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Cyclists → use → streets
“None of those choices forced on us represents good transport planning."
The London Cycling Campaign has previously warned that banning bikes without providing convenient alternative routes could leave some riders continuing to use Oxford Street, while forcing others onto fragmented and potentially hostile routes through Mayfair and Marylebone.
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banning → force → Mayfair
The first phase of the Oxford Street pedestrianisation scheme began on Monday, October 26.
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phase → begin → Monday
Mobility scooters and emergency vehicles will still be granted access, while freight and servicing vehicles can access the area strictly between midnight and 7am via approved routes.
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vehicles → grant → routes
While the initial rollout will be an opportunity for authorities to learn and gather data on traffic displacement, air quality, and local impacts, more permanent measures are expected to be implemented next year.
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measures → learn → displacement
Permanent surface raising to pavement level, planting, benches, safety bollards, and temporary public event spaces are scheduled for completion in Spring 2027.
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raising → schedule → Spring
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