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Welcome to Camden Cyclists' website! We're the Camden branch of London Cycling Campaign. We hope you'll agree that cycling in Camden is fun. Subscribe to our very active discussion list where we also send out the agendas for our monthly meetings. Subscribe to our monthly e-bulletin.

Talk by Phil Jones

See the slides from Phil Jones' talk at out AGM by following this link.

Report on talk by Andrew Gilligan

See the report on our meeting with Andrew Gilligan, the Mayor's Cycling Commissioner by following this link.

Kentish Town Bike Workshop, 3rd June 7-9 pm

These regular workshops are a joint effort between Transition Kentish Town and Camden Cyclists. At Kentish Town Health Centre, Bartholomew Road. See the details.

Bike Week 2013

Sunday 16th June. Seventh Camden Périphérique ride. Meet at Town Hall 10 am. More details here.

Monday 17th June, Members Meeting. At Primrose Hill as usual. Agenda to be decided.

Wednesday 19th June, Cyclists breakfast (14th year). In Ossulston Street 8am-10am. More details.

Dr Bike in Regents Park Broadwalk. 4:30 - 7:30 pm. More details.

Saturday 22nd June, Ice Cream Ride. Meet at Sidings Community Centre, 2:15 pm. More details

Royal College Street

Work on the new southbound cycle track on Royal College Street has started. Until the end of June northbound cyclists will be directed to use the main carriageway and southbound cyclists between Pratt Street and Crowndale road will be diverted down College Place. Please look out for the signs. More details here.

Camden Cyclists' Policy on Segregated Cycle Tracks

In response to a question from Camden Council, we have developed a policy which you can see here. More details on why we did this and an opportunity to comment are on our news page here.

Agar Grove - Camley Street link

This walking and cycle route between east Camden and St Pancras Station shortens the route to the City. Click here to see a map of the location.

Danger at Crogsland Crossing

A warning to anyone who uses the cycle crossing over Chalk Farm Rd at the junction with Crogsland Road. Northbound vehicles continue to move across the cycle track in conflict with cyclists using the green signal. In spite of signal changes in 2009, this crossing is still hazardous; will we ever have a sensible solution to make this simple and useful crossing safe? Click the thumbnail to see an enlargement.

Crogsland Rd/Chalk Farm Road/Regents park Road

See the previous problematic road signs, idiotic cycle lanes etc

Activists section

Go Dutch Campaign

Camden Cyclists want to encourage the council to follow up on the Go Dutch campaign. Some ideas were generated at the August 2011 meeting. We then asked Camden Council to use Go Dutch principles in their plans for a two-way Tottenham Court Road. See our notes on discussions with Camden officers in November, February and May. Meeting 11th January to discuss radical new approach in context of West End Project. Difficulty with buses and Camden's latest plans 1st May 2013.

While Boris so far fails to "Go Dutch", Camden quietly gets on with it: Vole O'Speed with reference to the proposed changes to Royal College Street.

Campaign for canal freight

At our January meeting we agreed to support Friends of Regents Canal in their campaign for using barges instead of HGVs on construction sites. See their website.

Permeability Campaign

For cyclists, permeability is about being able to ride through a network of streets in the most direct manner. Unfortunately, routes are often made longer by one way streets and forbidden turns. The No Entry sign left, with an cycle exception sub-plate was eventually approved by DfT. This one in Princess Road was the first to be spotted in Camden (April 2011).

Dec 2010: Kings Cross: See our suggestions. Consultation Nov 2011. Our report on the implementation April 2012.

Dec 2010:Fitzrovia: See our suggestions. Consultation Nov 2011. Our report on the implementation. July 2012.

June 2011: Consultation on permeability measures Camden Town. Plender Street implemented March 2012.

June 2011: S. Hampstead and Kilburn. Discussion with Camden. Consultation Nov 2011. Our report on the implementation. Nov 2012.

See our proposals on a permeability map and please contact us with further suggestions. Read more about the campaign.

Feb 2013: Prioritisation of permeability requests so as to support important routes. Read report.