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TfL advised engineers to ignore cyclists at killer Kings Cross junction, despite cyclists being 20% of casualties #cyclesafe

Posted on March 5, 2012 by William Perrin

From 2005-2009 road engineers Colin Buchanan and Partners conducted traffic flow modelling and measurements in the Kings Cross area on contract to TfL.  Buchanans is the daddy of traffic flow engineers and they developed a computer model to analyse the effects of … Continue reading →

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“We may need it once a year!” The cynical keeping-open of a Kings Cross rat race track.

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski

Over the years I had both successes and failures with TFL in personal correspondences.  One amongst others  remains unresolved.  It is the issue of Swinton Place WC1X 9NF.  Swinton Place connects Swinton Street and Acton Street, in the South of … Continue reading →

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Do strippers belong in a modern Kings Cross? Flying Scotsman seeks to renew adult entertainment licence

Posted on March 4, 2012 by William Perrin

For the local flesh trade the Flying Scotsman is like the ravens at the Tower of London.  It’s been a fixture at the bottom of the Cally Road offering striptease for what seems like decades.  Should it go, then it’s … Continue reading →

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Two-directional cycling: Further one-way streets opened

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski

There have been more one way streets opened up for two directional cycling.  The latest known additions  are at Great Percy Street on Islington’s side of Kings Cross, allowing cyclists to use the full length of Gt. Percy Street, and also … Continue reading →

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Met police apparently investigating TfL for corporate manslaughter

Posted on March 1, 2012 by William Perrin

Our campaign to see TfL held to account in the Courts for its mismanagement of the Kings Cross junctions has gone up a notch today – The Times reports today an interview with the Met’s head of traffic death investigation: … Continue reading →

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Love The Cally? Then you’ll love this…

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

I start the morning with a huge smile. Councillors in Cally ward on the Islington side of KX have announced a road improvement programme for Caledonian Road that includes a new zebra crossing, road build outs, additional parking and canal bridge safety … Continue reading →

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Camden makes Seaford St., Kings Cross dual-way for cyclists

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski

Camden council has opened up Seaford Street WC1X for dual direction cycling.  It is now possible to cycle the Kings Cross North-South axis South of Euston Road on calmer roads omitting Kings Cross Road connecting  Euston Road, Kings Cross / Argyle Square … Continue reading →

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Mayor Johnson refuses to give timetable for his review of dangerous junctions #cyclesafe

Posted on February 22, 2012 by William Perrin

It’s hardly Downton Abbey and sometimes looks like an episode of Wurzel Gummidge but it’s worth taking a look at this webcast of today’s Mayors Question Time in the GLA for the latest in the reality of the #cyclesafe campaign. The … Continue reading →

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