Category Archives: Transport

Kings Cross traffic – bad gyrations

Posted on March 5, 2009 by William Perrin

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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St Pancras to Heathrow – high speed rail round up – Kings Cross – the best connected urban district in the World?

Posted on January 15, 2009 by William Perrin

The Government seems to be announcing today a high speed rail link to an expanded Heathrow airport.  When built this will probably make Kings Cross the best connected city centre urban district in the world.  This site has been covering … Continue reading →

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Going underground at Kings Cross

Posted on November 27, 2008 by William Perrin

Kings Cross is the most important transport hub in London and it often pops up on the wonderful UndergroundGal tube driver blog.  It is a wonderful factual insight into how tube trains work and the day to day struggle to … Continue reading →

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White Flowered Bike to remember Madeleine Wright – and still nothing has been done!

Posted on November 15, 2008 by William Perrin

This bike was seen chained at the corner of Pentonville Road / Pentonville Rise to remember the spot where Madeleine Wright lost her life at the age of 26 riding her bicycle and being crushed to death by a lorry.  … Continue reading →

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Walking about in King’s Cross

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Sophie Talbot

Walking about in this area has never been an easy or safe thing to do, let alone an enjoyable one. It's a regular discussion point on this website and has been the focus of many a feasibility study and consultation … Continue reading →

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Our streets and public spaces

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Sophie Talbot

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 →

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High speed rail in Kings Cross – like buses, you wait for ages……

Posted on October 5, 2008 by William Perrin

The Conservative Party have announced plans for two further high speed rail links apparently coming to the Kings Cross area. One a new high speed line to the North, presumably from St Pancras or Kings Cross and another a high … Continue reading →

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York Road tube – feasibility study in the public domain at last

Posted on September 17, 2008 by William Perrin

York Road tube is a lovely example of a Leslie Green designed Picadilly Line station.  That line suffered from a surfeit of stations and York Road was closed in 1932.  The station survives at The junction of York Way and … Continue reading →

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