The Royal Parks Movement Strategy (consultation open)

I don’t think all cars should be banned from the park

You *can't* ban all cars from the park. There are houses in the park and people will drive to access their houses. Park staff need to use their cars there. There are people with mobility difficulties who will need cars to access certain points in the park.

just the elimination of through traffic

'Through motor traffic'--yes, I agree that that would bring the biggest benefit, but it's not only through motor traffic--remember that the circular roads in parks are the old carriage drives, where the well-heeled would take their carriages on a Sunday after church before alighting in a delightful spot for a picnic, etc. In theory, the same is conceivable today, that people might want to drive their cars around a circuit of the park and exit again by the same exit. That would technically not be through motor traffic, but still not desirable (and few would want to bring back horse-drawn carriages, or you'd end up with horseshit all over the place again). It's a small point in itself, but the wider point is that managing a large public space in huge demand and with private elements inside it isn't that easy.

It's to be welcomed that after years of inaction there seems to be some willingness on the part of the Royal Parks to introduce significant and lasting change, but you can guarantee that progress won't be fast or completely straightforward.