Category Archives: Travel

Mayor went to bed on seeing heavy snow, did nothing until following morning

Posted on April 3, 2009 by William Perrin

In these troubled times a major city has to be prepared for disasters, natural and man made.  The way the heavy snow was handled in London was poor, despite the sterling efforts of many individuals working in public services.  The … Continue reading →

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Chaos and complexity rule for traffic in King’s Cross

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Sophie Talbot

  Tens of thousands of local people, hundreds of local businesses and increasing numbers of visitors from the north and across Europe remain at the mercy of the lethal poor design and dangerous emissions health hazard that is the King’s … Continue reading →

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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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Rough Luxe Hotel

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Stephan Schulte

The Bulletin Board just had a report of a fablous new boutique hotel opening in King's Cross, just accross the Euston Road on Birkenhead Street, WC1H 8BA. We don't have too many details, but going by their website it does … 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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