Category Archives: Broken Stuff on the Street

Taming the streets in Kings Cross – RoadWitch and PARKing Day

Posted on November 17, 2008 by William Perrin

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 →

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Kings Cross walkability audit condemns Kings Cross and St Pancras road crossings

Posted on October 27, 2008 by William Perrin

Crossing the road in Kings Cross is a nightmare and now we have an official report commissioned by TfL that sets it out in black and white. Basically the report by experts on the walking environment condemns the situation in Kings … Continue reading →

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Network Rail = Nearly Roadkill – Network Rail plays Frogger for real on York Way

Posted on September 7, 2008 by William Perrin

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 →

Posted in Anti Social Behaviour, Crime etc, Bad Gyrations KX Campaign, Broken Stuff on the Street, Kings Cross Station Refurbishment | 1 Comment

(Not) blinded by the light…..

Posted on February 25, 2008 by William Perrin

Sometimes it is impossible to get simple things fixed – they disappear into a maelstrom of bureaucratic and corporate indifference.  A lamp post on Rufford Street,opposite the concrete plant has been broken since last September(see here – Sunday 16th September).  … Continue reading →

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A graffiti too far – cleaning up Regents Canal

Posted on October 21, 2007 by William Perrin

The hard pressed environmental crime team at Islington Council has been struggling for ages to keep up with the graffiti that disfigures Regents Canal.  It is British Waterways territory but the Council gets marked down for it in their government … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Street environment issues

Posted on March 27, 2007 by William Perrin

I did one of my regular walks at the weekend in Kings Cross and reported a range of street environment issues.  Contact Islington (who are now getting better at handling email it seems sent the response below.  Street problem fetishists … Continue reading →

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Rufford Street – paddy field ?

Posted on December 9, 2006 by William Perrin

Global warming seems to be hitting Rufford Street hard as the Council diversifies into rice paddies if this green swamp outside number eight is anything to go by.  Bit of a drainage problem – I think the Council is onto … Continue reading →

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Bingfield bollards bounce back

Posted on November 11, 2006 by William Perrin

After United House’s vandalism of the bollards protecting this street near Bingfield Park from tipping, we now have new bollards.  They don’t match each other but appear functional.

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