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But once you remove traffic there is no viable solution to keep working infrastructure for cycling in a busy area like that. Pedestrians in the UK gravitate towards the bike path first.
I see that all along the routes I cycle from the South East to the west end.
In the inner city the car traffic works as a deterrent and keeps people from spilling into the road and as a side effect keeps cycle lanes on the side reasonably clear unless they are needed for parking of course.
So I prefer the pedestrianise it which is better than what is there now rather than wait for an utopian ideal solution that will not work with actual people and how they behave.
They will get enough opportunity to test their reflexes from e-scooters once its pedestrianised.