Purpose

This report seeks approval from the Director of Environment and
Sustainability to approve the bus priority improvement proposals on
Buckland Crescent and in the St Mark’s Square/Regent’s
Park Road area. These schemes are designed to bring bus journey
time and reliability benefits to streets that have been identified
by Transport for London (TfL) as areas where bus journey times and
reliability improvements are needed. Public consultations on each
of the proposals detailed in this report were undertaken from 6
December 2023 to 6 January 2024.
 
The report follows a consideration of relevant policies, data
collected during the development of the schemes, an Equality Impact
Assessment, and full public consultations on all of the proposals.
The schemes 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 and public transport,
which would help to encourage residents to choose more sustainable
modes of transport such as walking and public transport. This would
in turn contribute to improving air quality and lowering carbon
emissions in the borough.

Content

THAT the Director of Environment and Sustainability, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for a Sustainable Camden,
having considered the rationale and criteria for the proposals in
this report, 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 proposals on Buckland Crescent and in the St
Mark’s Square/Regent’s Park Road area, as summarised in
section 2 of this report;
    
ii.        
and delegates to the Chief Engineer the authority to take any
further decisions required for the implementation of the
recommended proposals.