"Robert Woolley" wrote in message
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Most squares in Westminster/Camden were converted to one-way operation
c.1968 as part of a series of traffic schemes to 'improve efficiency'.

Thanks. It looks like a whim then, because there is no way that an
efficiency problem would suddenly have appeared at every square in Central
London, and as far as traffic is concerned a square is just like any other
city block.

The clockwise nature of operation prevents right turns
both entering and leaving the square - minimuises conflcts.

.... when the roads are two way, but most of the roads are one-way.

The removal of the Shoreditch one-way system
is symbolic of this trend being reversed.

That thing was huge, though.

I emailed TfL and suggested that Baker St and Tottenham Court Road should
become two-way, for buses at least, because these are full of significant
destinations whereas Gower St or Gloucester Place contain little of
significance. They didn't reply. Another OWS that should be repealed is
Holloway.

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