Transport Forum

Cycling Issues at Euston Circus

Written as a response to TfL regarding the Euston Circus Consultation

Cyclists Safety in Kings Cross

Refers to TfL's failure to follow their own design standards

Conditions for Cyclists at a Kings Cross Junction

This note attempts to provide a detailed description of the dangers to cyclists at the junction Euston Road/ conditions for cycling on the carriageway. These are covered in section 4.3. York Way/Grays Inn Road, referring to the standards set out in LCDS (London Cycle Design Standards) and the actual situation for cyclists crossing between Grays Inn Road and York Way.

Review of Air Quality (Camden Council)

Health Scrutiny Working Group Paul Braithwaite

Camden Town East Feasibility Study

Response from Camden Cycling Campaign September 2010, Included improvements to Local route and LCN+, Road safety, permeability and 20 mph limits.

Input from Camden Cycling Campaign on ʻShaping the Future of the Kings Cross Areaʼ

LB Camden October 2010 Covers Euston Station, the Station Hub, Railway lands, Somers Town and Camley Street

Potential of Hampstead Heath for safer routes to schools (October 2006)

Report written October 2006 with input from 10 schools (October 2006)

CCC Issues for LIP 2010-14 (Aug 2010)

Prioritise permeability and also include unresolved danger spots (2007)and outstanding schemes from all CRISP Reports. Allocated to areas supploed by Camden Council (Tottenham Court Road/Euston/St Giles; Camden Town (incl Camden East); Kings X (incl. Somers Town); Holborn; West Hampstead; Kentish Town; Kilburn; Finchley Road/Swiss Cottage).

London_Cycle_Hire_Presentation (Apr 2009)

Notes on a presentation by TfL on the London Cycle Hire Scheme

Permeability Priory Road (April 2010)

We propose a two-way cycle route between West End Lane and Belsize Road via the west end of Broadhurst Gardens and Priory Road. This could be a useful quiet alternative to the congested part of West End Lane.

Case for One Way Exceptions for Cyclists (Dec 2008)

Presented at WCRSAG 2 Dec 2008. Examples decided at CCC Meeting November 2008.

Judd Street and Midland Road. April 2006

Judd Street can remain two-way and cycling in both directions on Midland Road: when Midland Road is re-opened only taxis, buses, service vehicles and those picking up passengers should be given access.

Some Issues Arising from the London Cycle Hire Scheme Feasibility Study (Nov 2008)

The study has two mayor flaws, as explained here.

Journey Times to Hampstead Heath

TfL journey planner was used to calculate times to travel from 2 and 3 miles away by crow fly. Cycling took about 20 and 30 mins respectively whereas bus/train took an hour or more in most cases.

Vélib' - a short report (Nov 2007)

November 2007

Cycle counts Hampstead Heath October 2006

Results of counts done 8-9 am and 3-4 pm on a weekday and 3-4 pm on Saturday

Report on Cycling on Hampstead Heath

Prepared for City of London Corporation as input to the Cycling Review 2007

byng-survey-02-04

Survey of attitudes to SSL carried out in Byng Place, February 2004

The Relevance of Climate Change to the Future of Cycling. Dr. Mayer Hillman, Sept. 2001.

Alarming evidence from around the world of increasingly frequent and severe weather events cannot continue to be treated as if there were no link between the events and the wider and more intensive adoption of lifestyles heavily dependent upon burning fossil fuels.

Sustrans Report on Agar Grove/St Pancras Way/Baynes Street

CCC commissioned Ray Blackwell of Sustrans to write this report. Nov 2005.

LCN Route 5. David Arditti, August 2004.

Preliminary submission to the CRISP process on behalf of Camden Cycling Campaign. (2.4Mbyte pdf file)

A North-South Swiss Cottage Cycle Bypass by David Arditti , Sept 2000

The Swiss Cottage giratory system is one of the two most significant engineering barriers to the movement of cycles in the borough of Camden, the other being the Camden Town one-way system.

Baynes Street Survey Sept 2005

Following the cyclist fatality at the junction of Baynes Street and the cycle track in St.Pancras Way, CCC carried out a survey

Destroying Travel Myths, Mayer Hillman, June 2000

Destroying Travel Myths "It's not safe to walk and cycle" by Dr. Mayer Hillman, Policy Studies Institute, 20/6/2000

Risk Compensation & Helmet Wearing. June 2001

Published in 'Injury Prevention', June 2001 An exchange on risk compensation & helmet wearing between Diane C. Thompson, Robert S. Thompson, Frederick P. Rivara, and Mayer Hillman & John Adams.

20mph as a Standard Speed Limit, LCC. Feb 2000.

*Why London needs it - compiled by John Hilary, LCC, Sep 1999.*

Segregated Facilities. Paul Gannon, Nov 2000.

Segregated facilities are needed to encourage more cycling, by Paul Gannon, 1/11/2000

Cycling at the Top of the Policy Agenda. Mayer Hillman, July 2000

Keynote address for MAKING CYCLING VIABLE, New Zealand Cycling Symposium 2000: 14-15 July 2000, 24/7/2000

SSL:Expanding its Scope, Paul Gannon and Paul Gasson, March 2000.

Seven Stations Link: Expanding its Scope and Tackling 'Traffic Displacement' 28/3/2000.Paper for discussion at Camden Council's Cyclists & Pedestrians Liaison Group. By Paul Gannon & Paul Gasson, on behalf of Camden Cycling Campaign.

Transport policy is at a crossroads, Paul Gannon, August 1999

Transport policy is at a crossroads, Paul Gannon, 31/8/1999

A Sustainable Transport Case Against One Way Streets, Paul Gasson, May 1999

A Sustainable Transport Case Against One Way Streets, Paul Gasson. 15/5/1999

Pedestrian Priority and Motorist 'Duty of Care', Paul Gannon, May 1999

Pedestrian Priority and Motorist 'Duty of Care', Paul Gannon, 15/5/1999

The Future for Buses: an illusory vision, Dr. Mayer Hillman, May 1999

The Future for Buses: an illusory vision, Dr. Mayer Hillman, 15/5/1999

Integrated Transport White Paper, Dr. Mayer Hillman, May 1999

Integrated Transport White Paper, Dr. Mayer Hillman, 14/5/1999

The Cycle Helmet - friend or foe. 1991

Mayer Hillman, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Policy Studies Institute, London. 1991

Hyder Modelling of CCC Designs for Euston Circus

They model three variants of our proposal 1) as proposed 2) with bus contraflow on wrong side 3) on right side. All rejected by Hyder but 3 is the best