Category Archives: Local issues

King’s Cross Square: the plans submitted for approval

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Robert Milne

King’s Cross Square is the main topic at the next meeting of the King’s Cross Development Forum. There will be presentations from Network Rail (partly for London Underground) and the architects, Stanton Williams. You should come to the meeting if … Continue reading →

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Camden Council wants you to tell them about road safety

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Camden’s culture and environment scrutiny committee is calling on cyclists to provide written submissions of their experiences on roads across the borough, particularly on main roads which are managed by Transport for London, which includes the notorious King’s Cross Gyratory … Continue reading →

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Living Streets 20mph campaign

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

The excellent Living Streets is campaigning for a 20mph speed limit right across London. Here Camden Community radio interviews Caroline Russell from Living Streets and Sophie Talbot from King’s Cross Community Projects about road safety (starting at 10.44 in), particularly … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross road safety – meeting with investigating police

Posted on October 30, 2011 by William Perrin

On Friday at their request, I attended Islington Police Station to met with the police officers investigating Min Joo ‘Deep’ Lee’s death at the junction of York Way and Pentonville Road.  Cllr Paul Convery (Islington Lab) and Cllr Paul Braithwaite … Continue reading →

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Danger map

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Thanks so much to everyone for contributing your experiences of being a road user on the infamous King’s Cross gyratory system. We have started documenting each issue you have raised in a new google map (bear with us, it’s a slow process!). We aim … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Ghost bike ceremony for ‘Deep’ Lee

Posted on October 27, 2011 by William Perrin

There was a touching, simple ceremony last night to install a ghost bike in memory of 24 year old ‘Deep’ Lee who was killed on 3 October by an HGV at the deadly junction of York Way and Pentonville Road. … Continue reading →

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Ghost Bike ceremony for Min Joo Lee – Wednesday 1830, York Way Pentonville Road junction

Posted on October 24, 2011 by William Perrin

Word reaches me that there will be a ghost bike ceremony to mark the spot where Min Joo Lee died on Wednesday at 1830.  Location – junction of York Way and Pentonville Road.  I'll be there.

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Kings Cross road safety in pictures – get the basics right

Posted on October 24, 2011 by William Perrin

We used thousands of words to describe the problems at Kings Cross in the deadly junction complex at the bottom of York Way and the top of Grays Inn Road/Pentonville Road.  Here's a couple of pictures that tell a story … Continue reading →

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