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Category Archives: Road Safety in Kings Cross
Camden Council Leader in live web chat
Cllr Nasim Ali, Leader of Camden Council, took local democracy another step forward this afternoon by taking part in a live web chat on the wearecamden.org website. A number of issues relevant to the KX area were asked by various participants, and Cllr Ali gave the … Continue reading
Kings Cross cycling safety campaign – Ken Livingstone interview and Caroline Pidgeon questions to Mayor
Our campaign on road safety in Kings Cross continues to attract cross party support and the themes we have helped articulate find wide resonance with Mayoral candidates. We try here to remain non-Partisan, although that isn’t always easy. I am … Continue reading
TfL says ‘threat of Corporate Manslaughter charges against TfL’…’unhelpful and inappropriate’
The BBC covered the Kings Cross road safety issues that we’ve been campaigning on. Our very own Sophie Talbot did a lap of the gyratory with a helmet cam. I used the excellent Whatdotheyknow website to make a freedom of … Continue reading
Traffic go slow 23 Jan 6-7pm, all welcome
January 9th saw the first go slow at King’s Cross. The second takes place this Monday, 23 Jan between 6 and 7pm. It’s organised by BikesAlive! We covered the last one here and gave background as to why these protests are taking … Continue reading
Correction!
The planning meeting for Bikes Alive is at 7pm Thursday 19th Jan, not 17th as previously posted. The protest itself is on the 23rd at 6pm as posted. So sorry for any confusion caused! Sophie 🙂
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Bikes Alive! 23 January 6pm, will you be there?
Frustration at continued lack of action by Transport for London to ensure the safety of all road users across London resulted in a ‘go-slow’ protest on January 9th at King’s Cross. A second event is now planned by Bikes Alive … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Gyrations KX Campaign, Road Safety in Kings Cross
Tagged Acton Street, corporate manslaughter, Cycling, Euston Road, Goodsway, Gray's Inn Road, Gyratory, King's Cross Bridge, King's Cross Road, King's Cross station, Local groups, Local people, London Cycling Campaign, Midland Road, Pentonville Road, Road safety, Swinton Street, TfL, The Cally, Walking, Wharfdale Road, York Way
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TfL and corporate manslaughter of London cyclists – key issues
In October 2011 a young woman cyclist was killed at a junction in Kings Cross managed by TfL. TfL was aware that the junction was dangerous following a report TfL itself commissioned. TfL was also aware that the junction did not … Continue reading
When the Mayor is in charge of the police who will investigate him and his staff…?
TfL has questions to answer about whether its policies and practice adds up to corporate manslaughter of cyclists on the London roads it manages. TfL is part of the set of bodies compromising the Greater London Authority executive, answering to … Continue reading