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Welcome to Camden Cyclists' website! We're the Camden branch of London Cycling Campaign. We hope you'll agree that cycling in Camden is fun. Subscribe to our very active discussion list where we also send out the agendas for our monthly meetings. Subscribe to our monthly e-bulletin.

Kentish Town Bike Workshop and Ride to Hampstead Heath, 28th July workshop 6:30, ride 8:30 pm

These workshops are a joint effort between Transition Kentish Town and Camden Cyclists. At Kentish Town Community Centre, Busby Place. See the details.

This free bike workshop will be followed by a mass cycle ride up to Hampstead Heath and back. We will set off at 8:30pm in time to catch the sunset!

RideLondon Feeders 9th August

As usual we will be leading family-friendly feeders to the RideLondon FreeCycle event (10 miles of closed roads in Central London).

Meet at Swiss Cottage Gardens (off Winchester Road NW3 3EX) at 10:15 or Sidings Community Centre, Brassey Road, NW6 2BA at 9:45. Meet for return ride at 3:00 p.m.

See more details.

Members Meeting, 18th August, 7:30-9:00 pm

This month we'll meet at Primrose Hill as usual. See the details.

Activists section

Quick Wins

See a report on set of 'Quick Wins' and pictures of the first three to be implemented.

Ward asks for local elections 2014

Some documentation on areas without through traffic

The final list of our collection of asks is in a PDF file

Campaign for Clerkenwell Boulevard

Following the talk by Andrea Casalotti, there has been some interest from both councillors and officers. See the presentation to officers (PPT), and also see the presentation to the Holborn and Covent Garden Area Action Group (PPT large file)

Campaign to remove through traffic from Regents Park

A joint campaign with Camden Friends of the Earth, Canal and River Trust, Westminster Cycling Campaign, Westminster Living Streets. See the new website for this campaign.

Campaign to upgrade the route through Tavistock Place

This campaign will be launched on 27th August with a campaigning video that we have made. The video shows interactions between cyclists, between cyclists and pedestrians and between cyclists and motor vehicles. These show the risks for cyclists of colliding with other cyclists, problems encountered by pedestrians crossing the track and also 'near misses' with motor vehicles at intersections.

Permeability Campaign

For cyclists, permeability is about being able to ride through a network of streets in the most direct manner. Unfortunately, routes are often made longer by one way streets and forbidden turns. The No Entry sign left, with an cycle exception sub-plate was eventually approved by DfT. This one in Princess Road was the first to be spotted in Camden (April 2011).

Dec 2010: Kings Cross: See our suggestions. Consultation Nov 2011. Our report on the implementation April 2012.

Dec 2010:Fitzrovia: See our suggestions. Consultation Nov 2011. Our report on the implementation. July 2012.

June 2011: Consultation on permeability measures Camden Town. Plender Street implemented March 2012.

June 2011: S. Hampstead and Kilburn. Discussion with Camden. Consultation Nov 2011. Our report on the implementation. Nov 2012.

See our proposals on a permeability map and please contact us with further suggestions. Read more about the campaign.

Feb 2013: Prioritisation of permeability requests so as to support important routes. Read report.