Camden Transport Strategy Three Year Delivery Plan approved by the Council Cabinet on 13th of November. The Delivery Plan and appendices are in the public domain under the documents tab here.
Measurable Progress
Camden have reported measurable progress to date: 50% of all Camden resident trips are now made by walking (up from 42% in 2017) and cycling has roughly doubled from 3.5% to just under 7% of Camden residents’ trips in the last 6 years.
(up from 42% in 2017)
(almost doubled from 3.5% in 2017)
We congratulate Camden on having a Transport Strategy that has measurable targets, with Delivery Plans created to meet these targets, and that progress is reported regularly. From our point of view it is incredibly helpful to be able to point to the plan and show the progress towards the targets when we are campaigning in support of cycle facilities and changes to the roads to move the balance from motorised vehicles to pedestrians and cyclists.
Why it matters
Transport accounts for almost 40% of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) emissions and almost a quarter of Particular Matter (PM 2.5) emissions in the Borough. Encouraging and facilitating Active Travel (walking, cycling, wheeling) has a key role in addressing this as well as improving the health of residents and visitors.
Access to safer cycling
Currently, around 56% of the Borough’s population live within 400m of a high quality strategic cycle network route (the main TfL metric). Under these proposals, this would increase to over 85% of the Borough’s population.
Listening to the community
All proposed schemes in the plan will go through public consultation & Camden Cycle Campaign will seek positive & constructive feedback from members and the wider community.
“New”/emerging strategic cycle corridor schemes proposed:
- Kentish Town Road.
- Fortess Road & Highgate Road.
- Cross-Camden Cycleway (two East/West routes are under consideration).
- Albany Street.
- Adelaide Road.
- Fitzjohn’s Avenue.
- Kilburn High Road to South Hampstead.
- West Hampstead to Greville Place (Cycleway 51).
- Southampton Road/ Malden Road.
- Gordon House Road/Mansfield Road.
- Rosslyn Hill – Extension of Haverstock Hill scheme between Pond Street and Greenhill/Willoughby Road.
- Belsize Lane.
Additional highlights from the delivery plan:
- Healthy School Streets; the majority of feasible schemes (not on main roads) are targeted for completion by 2026. Schools on main roads will get wider pavements and public realm improvements.
- A new Healthy Hospital Streets program will be initiated (similar improvements to those seen in Healthy School Streets).
- Targeting 50% of the total length of its one-way streets to accommodate contraflow cycling (up from 38%).
- Green Micro-Mobility Hubs to be rolled out across Camden.
- A minimum of 100 new cycle hangars per year will continue.
- Plans to add approximately 100 more cycle hire bays.
- More Santander Cycle Hire locations across Camden (filling gaps in the existing network and extending provision further north, inc. Kentish Town).
- Camden will prioritize the delivery of its newly adopted Freight & Servicing Action Plan.
New Neighbourhood schemes to be proposed:
- East Belsize Park Area (Parkhill Road area).
- Kingsgate Road Area.
- Hatton Gardens Area.
- Russell Square Area.
- Mount Pleasant Area.
- West Hampstead location.
- Fitzrovia Area Phase 2 & Phase 3.
- Regent’s Park Area.
- Gordon Square area including Gordon Street.
Camden will also be working in partnership with TfL to bring forward road safety, active travel, public realm, bus priority and urban greening projects on the TLRN at locations including Grays Inn Road (north), Camden Road, Camden Street (south), Camden High Street (south) and Euston Road.
Summary of the delivery plan
Find out more
Details of the Delivery Plan and appendices are in the public domain under the documents tab here.
