But some Londoners say they've gotten used to the absence of cars on Blackfriars Bridge. Londoner Catharine Wilkins told CBC News she's enjoyed walking alongside her friends without watching for cars.

The City of London has no immediate plans to re-open Blackfriars Bridge to vehicle traffic. Some residents of the residential neighbourhood across the river from downtown are openly wondering why.

A fallen tree knocked out power lines in London’s Blackfriars neighbourhood, causing an outage and blocking traffic on a busy city street Thursday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday ...