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 Bayley Street as outlined in Section 2 of this report. This
includes the creation of a pocket park between Morwell Street and
Tottenham Court Road including rain gardens with low level planting
and tree planting (subject to ground condition surveys), seating,
and short stay cycle parking stands. The proposal includes
resurfacing of the existing two-way cycle track on the same section
of Bayley Street in high quality granite setts and the introduction
of standard cycle route signs and road markings. The proposal also
includes some minor parking changes on Bayley Street between
Bedford Square and Tottenham Court Road, including the relocation
of a loading bay and an extension to an e-scooter and cycle hire
parking bay. The proposals aim to transform the public realm, make
the street 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 introducing low
level planting and planting trees.
 
The proposals aim to transform the public realm and make walking
and cycling on Bayley Street safer, easier, quieter, and more
enjoyable, while contributing to the Camden Transport Strategy,
Walking and Accessibility Action Plan, and Cycling Action Plan
objectives and targets to increase walking and cycling.
 
A public consultation on the proposals detailed in this report
was undertaken from 20th May 2024 to 10th June 2024.
 
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
and visitors to walk and cycle more instead of driving motor
vehicles or using public transport. 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 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 Bayley 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, including the consideration of any
objections to a statutory traffic management order consultation to
be undertaken as part of the detailed design stage.