Following the fatal collision on 4 September 2021 which resulted in the death of Dr Marta Krawiec while cycling to work, Camden Council has installed interim safety measures at the junction of Southampton Row and Theobalds Road.
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Death of another cyclist in Holborn
When will the LN funding be released so that the gyratory can be removed?
Chalk Farm Road cycle lanes
Well-designed pop-up cycle lanes between Hawley Road and Prince of Wales Road; Ferdinand Street junction upgrade; work needed on connections at southern end.
Camden Park Road – Torriano Avenue
An alternative to a school street, an extension to the York Way route and a possible cycling route to school
Events
- Monthly Meeting
- 25th Oct 2021 : 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Our October meeting is on the 25th at 7:30 pm and will be held online. Adam Harrison, Camden Cabinet Member for a sustainable Camden, will join us. The meeting will focus on the changes we want to see when Camden update the Transport Strategy next year.
- Kentish Town Bike Workshop - at No 19 Highgate Road
- 1st Nov 2021 : 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Our mechanics will be there to check your bike and to give you advice about fixing it. If work needs to be done, you will learn how to do it yourself. Booking is required.
- Monthly Meeting
- 15th Nov 2021 : 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Monthly meetings take place on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm. For the foreseeable future these will be conducted online.
- Kentish Town Bike Workshop - at 19 Highgate Road
- 6th Dec 2021 : 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Our mechanics will be there to check your bike and to give you advice about fixing it. If work needs to be done, you will learn how to do it yourself.
- Monthly Meeting
- 20th Dec 2021 : 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Monthly meetings take place on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm. For the foreseeable future these will be conducted online.
- Kentish Town Bike Workshop – watch this space
- 10th Jan 2022 : 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- We are looking for a place to hold KTBW early in 2022
- all events
News from Elsewhere
2020) Viewpoint: Cars should come with health warnings – Andrew Simms – BBC Ideas
Electric vehicles: part of the problem or part of the solution? – XR Roads Rebellion – YouTube video
COP26: How the UK started the climate crisis | openDemocracy
Our traffic reduction laws don’t work, but a small amendment could change that – Green Alliance blog
The advertising industry is fuelling climate disaster, and it’s getting away with it | Andrew Simms | The Guardian
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You shouldn’t have to be brave to cycle
Letter from Ema Arvati to Camden New Journal 05 August, 2021
Camden shouldn’t ignore residents, but we need low-traffic neighbourhoods
– Article by John Chamberlain Hampstead and Highgate Express 13 May 2021
We must enable the majority of people to travel safely by bike
– Letter from George Coulouris to Camden New Journal 6 May 2021
Why criticise efforts to make roads safer and more attractive?
Letter from George Coulouris to Camden New Journal 04 February 2021
Cycle lane scheme will bring benefits
-Letter from John Chamerlain, George Coulouris and Jean Dollimore to Camden New Journal 22 October 2020
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CCC articles and letters in the press…
- Camden shouldn't ignore residents, but we need low-traffic neighbourhoods - Article by John Chamberlain Hampstead and Highgate Express 13 May 2021
- We must enable the majority of people to travel safely by bike - Letter from George Coulouris to Camden New Journal 6 May 2021
- Why criticise efforts to make roads safer and more attractive? - Letter from George Coulouris to Camden New Journal 4 February 2021
- Cycle lane scheme will bring benefits - Letter from John Chamerlain, George Coulouris and Jean Dollimore to Camden New Journal 22 October 2020
- Have another look at the bus shelter - Letter from George Coulouris to Camden New Journal 22 October 2020
- London needs new ways for people to travel safely - Letter from John Chamberlain, Paul Allen, Stefano Bertolotto, George Coulouris and Jean Dollimore to Camden New Journal 24 September 2020
- These street plans have history - Letter from George Coulouris to Camden New Journal, 30 July 2020
- Let’s celebrate the city’s cleaner air and shape the streets in which we live - Article by Daniel Glaser, Ham & High, 29 July 2020
- We welcome Camden’s initiative for Gray’s Inn Road - Letter from John Chamberlain to Camden New Journal, 10 January, 2020
- Cycle lanes boost safety - Letter from George Coulouris to Camden New Journal, 4 April 2019
- Get involved with Camden’s draft transport strategy - Letter from John Chamberlain to Camden New Journal, 29 November, 2018
- View from the street: London needs more segregated cycle lanes - Article by Eugene Regis, Ham & High, 6 September 2018
- The roads immediately surrounding Hampstead Heath are a nightmare for residents, pedestrians and cyclists - Letter from John Chamberlain, George Coulouris, Jean Dollimore to Camden New Journal, 22 February
- It’s not just cyclists who are suffering because of Camden Road - Letter from George Coulouris, Jean Dollimore and John Chamberlain to Camden New Journal, 1 February 2018
- Cyclists recognise the huge benefits of the Tavistock-Torrington trial scheme - Letter from John Chamberlain, George Coulouris, Jean Dollimore to Camden New Journal, 16 November, 2017
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