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Category Archives: Bad Gyrations KX Campaign
Kings Cross traffic – bad gyrations
The traffic and roads in Kings Cross are dreadful. For all the millions of pounds of private redevelopment the roads never seem to change. Between them, Islington, Camden and TfL have neglected the 1980s gyratory causing a safety hazard according … Continue reading
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Taming the streets in Kings Cross – RoadWitch and PARKing Day
We have a lot of busy streets in Kings Cross – the presumption for years has been that 'cars are king', pedestrians come distant last in the car, bus, truck, road works, bike pecking order. TfL Camden and Islington have … Continue reading
Our streets and public spaces
Caroline Russell of Living Streets writes: Islington Council have commissioned consultants, Colin Buchanan to develop a Movement and Public Space Strategy for the Kings Cross area, aiming to recommend improvements to streets and public spaces across the area. Islington Living … Continue reading
Network Rail = Nearly Roadkill – Network Rail plays Frogger for real on York Way
Network Rail’s contractors have dug a huge hole in the road and pavement at the South end of York Way and made no provision for pedestrians. To get to the heavily used bus stops you have to walk out into … Continue reading
Kill the engine and spare us the fumes
One of our neighbours, Mike Jackson from Wharfdale Road just wrote to Transport for London(tfl) about an annoying problem that we all have noticed from time to time. See his note below. He really makes a good point that I’m … Continue reading
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Kings Cross – you can do your bit to make these streets better for walking
Kings Cross is a fantastic place to walk from to get to interesting bits of London. But the local streets are designed for cars above everything else with a 1970s-1980s design philosophy – cars first, at high volume and speed. … Continue reading
Crossing York Way
As big an adrenaline rush as bungee jumping! There are two crossings on York Way that lead directly to our local overground and tube station. They are both such fun – no need to jump off a bridge, scale … Continue reading
Caledonian Road Lorry crash
The Gazette reports a scary lorry crash on the Cally Road at the junction with Wharfdale Road. There is a graphic photo of the lorry embedded in the front of the Sunrise Cafe. I used to live a few doors … Continue reading
Kings Cross Environment 