Purpose

This report seeks approval from the Director of Environment and
Sustainability, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for a
Sustainable Camden, to implement Safe & Healthy Streets changes
to Bucknall Street, Dyott Street,
Earnshaw Street, and St Giles High Street as outlined
in Section 2 of this report. This includes the construction of
junction improvements and pavement widening, the installation of a
zebra crossing on a raised table, the relocation of a Santander
cycle hire docking station, the creation of a rain garden with
plants, and tree planting (subject to ground condition surveys).
The proposal includes vehicle access changes and the introduction
of two-way cycling (contraflow cycling where the traffic only flows
one-way) on Bucknall Street and Dyott
Street as well as a full closure of the section of
Dyott Street between Bucknall Street and
New Oxford Street. The proposal also includes some minor parking
changes on Bucknall Street between Dyott
Street and Earnshaw Street, including the replacement
of marked parking bays with double yellow lines and the
introduction of a disabled parking bay and a loading bay. The
proposals aim to transform the public realm, make the roads safer,
improve accessibility for cyclists in the area, help
to make walking safer, easier, and more enjoyable, while improving
the local environment and air quality by planting trees.
 
A public consultation on the proposals detailed in this report
was undertaken from 24th November 2023 to 15th December 2023.
 
The report follows a consideration of relevant policies and the
public consultation on the proposals. The proposals meet the
objectives of We Make Camden by helping create clean, vibrant, and
sustainable places and making it easier for people to travel by
active modes of transport, which would help to encourage residents
to cycle more instead of driving motor vehicles. This would in turn
contribute to improving air quality and lowering carbon emissions
in the borough. The proposals also meet the objectives of We Make
Camden by improving biodiversity, reducing the impacts of flooding,
and responding to the impacts of climate change.
 
 

Content

THAT the Director of Environment and Sustainability, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for a Sustainable Camden, and
having considered the proposals in relation to the objectives set
out in the Camden Transport Strategy, the public consultation
results (Section 6 and Appendix B), the Equality Impact Assessment
(EqIA) (Section 4 and Appendix A), the Strategic
Policy Alignments (Appendix C), having due regard to the needs set
out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, and subject to
compliance with relevant statutory requirements and detailed
design:
 

(i)      
approves the implementation of the proposed Safe & Healthy
Streets changes on Bucknall Street, Dyott
Street, Earnshaw Street, and St Giles High Street, as
summarised in section 2 of this report, subject to compliance with
relevant statutory requirements; and
(ii)     
delegates to the Chief Engineer the authority to take
any further decisions required for the implementation of the
recommended proposals.