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The architect Richard Rogers (Lloyds building) has come up with a few suggestions for Oxford Street. One is a monorail end to end and pedestrianisation of the whole street, supporting the plan with evidence from Sydney. We're not so sure. The Sydney monorail is ugly, blocking facades with a line of steel. Nobody we met in Sydney liked it or used it. Perhaps it's wiser to go for trams as mooted by Ken, and follow the example of Melbourne, which has done a far better job of eliminating private traffic from the centre than Sydney.