Evening Standard: "Trams ‘could slash bus jams in Oxford Street’"

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"Plans for a light-rail or tram route running the length of Oxford Street will be examined by a commission overseeing the future of the West End.

"The number of buses travelling through Oxford Circus — about 280 an hour at peak times — could then be cut back. Sir Howard Bernstein, who is chairman of the West End Commission set up in the wake of the row over parking charges, said he would consider new forms of transport [for] after the arrival of Crossrail from late 2018."