Safety Audit of streets around St Pancras*

February 2000, Camden Council commissioned Camden Consultancy Services to carry out a cycle safety audit on the roads around the station: News item describing safety audit site visit (Feb 2008).

The Safety Audit was published in April 2008. PDF on CCS website

But remedial work has been slow to take off. Seventeen items were recommended for doing within three months.

June 15th 2008. The following have been carried out:

Pancras Rd/Goodsway: remove the "except taxis" sign and replace with "except taxis and cyclists"

Camley Street ASL. resurfacing 5m ASL with a nearside lead-in gate and new sign "except taxis and cyclists" all complete.

Pancras Road south of German Gym - centre line has been moved east most of the way but there is still a pinch point on approach to Euston Road

Pancras Road north of German Gym - centre line has not been moved, just changed to a line that can be crossed.

Bollard in Cycle Gap Argyle Street. Removed June 2008.

To be done (within 3 months)

• resurface Euston Road between its junctions with Pancras Road and York Way (TfL)
• signage on Pancras Road to the cycle parking facilities in the NCP car park.
• Pancras Road Westbound underpass. changes to mandatory cycle lane (at entry and to end approximately 20m from the ASL)+ gate into ASL
• Pancras Road Eastbound underpass. changes to mandatory cycle lane (at entry and to end approximately 20m from the ASL) + gate into ASL
• Pancras Road junction with Midland Road. Remove lead in lane from ASL.
• On Goods Way before the junction with Camley Street. Provide a mandatory cycle lane repeater sign.
• Midland Road junction with Euston Road. Two ASls and 2 gates

To be done (within 6 months)

• On Euston Road at its junction of Euston Road and Pancras Road (westbound); ASLs and cut back island (Buchanan study)
• Pancras Road between Euston Road and Goods Way ban U turns (traffic order)
• On Pancras Road at its junction with Cheney Road - update ASL to 5 m
• Pancras Road westbound underpass near junction with Midland Road. The near side left turn lane is to be amended by adding an "Except Cycles" road marking below the left turn arrow
• Yellow box Across the vehicular lane on Midland Road directly opposite the exit lane of Brill Place (to be considered)

To be done (within 12 months)

• Midland Road directly opposite the exit lane of Brill Place yellow box
• Midland Road Provision a segregated northbound cycle track from Euston Road up to Brill Place
• Associated layout changes to Midland road

June 30th 2008 Problem with Camley Street ASL

We are very concerned about two things shown in the photo on the right:

1. Someone has painted a left-right arrow on the road surface. This was not specified in the Safety Review and we think would be harmful for the safety of cyclists, of which the majority go straight ahead - it needs to be clear to all that cyclists can go straight ahead.
2. the road sign in the foreground needs to specify Except Taxis and Cyclists

(Email sent to Dave Stewart 1 July 2008)

Problem rectified by 7th August 2008.

7th August 2008 Meeting to discuss safety in Pancras Road

We discussed the possibility of a cycle lane on the footway between German Gym and Goodsway but decided it would be better to widen space in the road.

See report on meeting