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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...ion/article.do

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Marble Arch may have to give way for a bus station
14.05.07
Marble Arch would have to be moved and a bus station built in its
place if trams were to be introduced along Oxford Street, London's
transport commissioner has admitted.
Peter Hendy said a facility twice the size of that being built at
Hammersmith would be needed if the Mayor's dream of replacing buses
with trams along the famous shopping street by 2013 were to become
reality.
Ken Livingstone wants to ban traffic along Oxford Street and install
trams from Marble Arch to Tottenham Court Road. Buses and taxis would
be diverted onto nearby roads, such as Wigmore Street, but would still
cross Oxford Street.
Moving the Marble Arch monument would need the consent of conservation
bodies. Businesses such as John Lewis want action to ease congestion
caused by buses, and talks are under way with Westminster and Camden
councils.
Mr Hendy said directing buses onto Wigmore Street would spark an
outcry from Marylebone residents.
Speaking at the State of London debate, he said: "It can be done. One
of the solutions is to have a large transport interchange at Tottenham
Court Road, Marble Arch and Oxford Circus. I work for Ken. If
he says he wants a tram, I will do my best to build him one... The
issue is what we do with people who change at either end [of Oxford
Street]."
Two years ago Transport for London discussed plans to move the arch
from one of London's busiest roundabouts to Speakers' Corner.
Marble Arch, designed in 1828 for George IV as a memorial to the
Napoleonic Wars, was originally sited near Buckingham Palace.
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Wow did this link came from the London Lite? I didnt think there was
anything worth reading? I thought it was just pictures?