New Bus Stop – York Way and Crinan Street

York-Way-new-bus This AM I received a notice through my letterbox from Camden Council that a new bus stop was being created on York Way.  According to the notice:

The new bus stop is needed to replace the existing bus stop opposite Copenhagen Street, which will be closed on the 20th of September. This is due to ongoing construction for the Kings Cross Central development. The footway on the western side of York Way will be closed to enable the construction of a new hous'ing block. A new wider footway and bus stop wtill eventually be provided once construction is complete.

Implementation of the new bus stop just south of Crinan Street will involve installing a new bus stop sign on the footway and installing a yellow bus stop marking on the carriageway. This will take one day to complete.  If the weather allows, works will happen on September 4th 2009.

Due to the delays to general traffic travelling north of York Way, double yellow lines will be installed on York Way between Goods Way and Wharfdale Road on the western side of the road. This will remove parking in the evenings and weekends to improve the flow of traffic in this location. These works will be done approximately during the week starting Monday 28th October 2009.

If you have any queries, please contact Bec Hayes the Camden Engineer at (020) 7974-6946.

I spoke to Ms. Hayes about this matter and according to her, this was already agreed to by Camden and Islington Councillors and was a fait accompli, so I don't know if any disagreement can be registered at this point.  For a copy of the original notice - Download Notice_from_Camden.

 

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2 Responses to New Bus Stop – York Way and Crinan Street

  1. Geoff's avatar Geoff says:

    Why should there be any disagreement? It seems a prefectly reasonable measure in my opinion.

  2. Unknown's avatar Paul Convery says:

    I was informed by Camden Council of their decision on 6th August. The bus stop is technically inside Camden and they are also the highways authority for the whole of York Way.

    I questioned whether it really made sense to create a temporary bus stop at this location which is just short of the junction with Goods Way. Considering that the bus operator for service 390 does driver changeovers at the current stop adjacent to Copenhagen Street, there is a high chance that buses stopped at this location will impede traffic seeking to turn left into Goods Way. Infamously, at this point sometimes, cab drivers back-up from the St Pancras and Kings Cross pickup points. I suggested that it might make more sense to position the stop on the Maiden Lane bridge not least because the highway is wider at this point and it is after the Goods Way turning. It is also very much closer to the current stop adjacent to Copenhagen Street.

    Bec Hayes, the Camden transport engineer replied saying:

    “TfL Signals and Buses will not approve the relocation of the stop on the Maiden Lane Bridge due to its close proximity in between two signals.

    Once the existing stop is closed, the 390 drivers will be changing over at the stop currently to the north of it, so the traffic at the new bus stop location will not be further impeded on this basis.

    Once the footway has been built out and reopened, the removed bus stop will be replaced by another one located slightly to the south of it’s original location. The timescale for this is unknown, due to the developer Argent’s programme being put on hold for now. It is estimated at 2 – 3 years.”

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