Camden Council in partnership with UCL proposes to trial some changes in Gordon Street and Gordon Square west between just south of Endsleigh Gardens and Byng Place. See the drawing on the right (click to enlarge).
The main proposal is to restrict through traffic in this section as an 18 month trial
A short section of Gordon Street just south of Endsleigh Gardens contains an EVCP (light green) and a loading bay. Motor vehicles entering this section will turn round and leave the way they came.
Northbound access from Byng Place will be limited to emergency and refuse services, blue badge holders and for loading at any time.
They propose three new loading bays; one existing and one new Blue Badge bay (blue) adjacent to one another; the existing dockless hire bike parking near Byng Place (purple) is to stay.
All parking bays are to be suspended.
The closure at Gordon Square north will be retained.
Proposed improvements at the junction Gordon Square east and Gordon Square south (green circle)
Camden says: “Motor traffic between Tavistock Place and the northern end of Gordon Street is likely to use the junction on the east side of Gordon Square”. (The consultation describes this as a northbound movement but surely it must also apply southbound even if a lesser number).
Traffic Counts on Gordon Square west
Motors NB 731, SB 483; cycles NB 430, SB 293
Camden says : “We are looking to introduce improvements for walking and cycling at this junction similar to those introduced at the junction of Gordon Square (west) and Gordon Square (south), these measures would raise the cycle lane across the junction to slow motor vehicle speeds”.
Consultation
https://consultations.wearecamden.org/supporting-communities/gordon-st/
Drawings
CCC’s response
To be written
For our response:
- pleased to see traffic counts;
- safe design for the junction at the green circle
- how will the ban on the closed road be enforced?
- we would hope to see an LTN bounded by Euston Road, Woburn Place, Tavi Place, Gower Street (pink area in map below)
- the problem with just closing the western road is that motor traffic is transferred to roads further east doing nothing to reduce through traffic.
- The C52 route uses Gordon Street and continues to the Euston Road junction. There is currently very heavy traffic at the junction with Endsleigh Gardens.
Discussion
Should we reject the proposal, saying we think an LTN would be much better because it would reduce through traffic on all of the inner roads?
Pink area -possible LTN. Black line – proposed road closure and existimng road closure
CCC Response
CCC Response to Transforming Gordon Street and Gordon Square west consultation
