Category Archives: Bad Gyrations KX Campaign

All the information we’ve ever published about our campaign to get the King’s Cross gyratory removed to make our neighbourhood safer and make way for decent quality public realm

Dust supressant trials Kings Cross to Edgeware Road

Posted on April 18, 2011 by William Perrin

I lived for a year or two in the heart of the roaring Kings Cross gyratory on the Cally Road.  It was an early-Victorian flat with poor insulation and bad secondary glazing.  The amount of fine black dust that would … Continue reading →

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King’s Cross remains a blind spot

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

King's Cross Development Forum (KXDF) has called for King's Cross to be treated as a discrete area within LB Camden's Transport strategy. The infamous King's Cross gyratory system falls across two London Boroughs – Camden and Islington – with Transport for London … Continue reading →

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York Way consultation – have you done yours?

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

The York Way improvements consultation ends tonight!!!! Below is my response. I've sent it with my name, address, email, phone number, confirmation that I am a local resident and request for an acknowledgement of receipt by email to LB Camden. If you'd … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Gyrations KX Campaign, Current Affairs, How to get things done locally, Kings Cross Station Refurbishment, Planning, Licensing and Regulation, Road Safety in Kings Cross, Transport, Travel | 2 Comments

These streets aren’t made for walking…

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

The seemingly unending saga of the complete and utter mess that is the King's Cross gyratory continues. Following on from Ian Macpherson's excellent letter in our local paper, journalist Peter Gruner followed up last week with the article above (click … Continue reading →

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Another one bites the dust on the KX gyratory

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

Just 20 minutes ago witnesses on the scene standing at the very end of York Way facing this collision in the middle of the orange box between Gray's Inn Rd, York Way and Pentonville Road, including a long-time resident from … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross in 2015 – what do we want?

Posted on July 5, 2010 by William Perrin

What do we want King' Cross to look and feel like in 2015?  The area has changed immeasurably since I first lived here in 1995, but how will it look in five year's time? What would the people who live … Continue reading →

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The King’s Cross Racetrack strikes again…

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Sophie Talbot

  Enjoying a well earned pint after work in local pub The Ruby, Simmonds Bar or Miller's, doing the last minute shopping at Tesco's or hurrying home to or from the station pedestrians and cyclists were witness to a spectacle … Continue reading →

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Chaos and complexity rule for traffic in King’s Cross

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Sophie Talbot

  Tens of thousands of local people, hundreds of local businesses and increasing numbers of visitors from the north and across Europe remain at the mercy of the lethal poor design and dangerous emissions health hazard that is the King’s … Continue reading →

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