Mayor wins £6 million for Camden

Transport for London will invest over £6 million in Camden’s Road and streets http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/6474.aspx

Projects funded in Camden for 2008/09 include:

£682,000 for the London Cycle Network+
£108,000 allocated for 20 mph zones in Camden to improve safety on local streets
£585,000 to resurface the carriageway and reconstruct the footway on the A420 Eversholt Street. These improvements to the environment and conditions will benefit road users and pedestrians
£43,000 to promote campaigns that encourage greener travel, including: 'Bike Week', 'In town without my car day', 'National Liftshare Day' and 'Walking Works' - to promote walking to work
£30,000 to be spent on an anti-drug driver campaign targeting young people
£200,000 to upgrade the area in Agar Place to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists and improve comfort, directness and safety for cycle users
£440,000 for town centre improvements in Kentish Town. Works include new public spaces at Rochester Road, Farrier Street and Healy Street. Tree planting and new lighting together with the repaving of the footpaths to improve the streetscape will form part of these improvements. A feature of the scheme will be the restoration of the canopy area by Kentish Town station to enhance its use as a public space - a project long planned for by Camdsen under Labour.

The total amounts are:

Principal road renewals - £585,000
Local safety schemes - £750,000
20mph zones - £108,000
Education, training and publicity - £70,000
Walking - £288,000Cycling - £144,000
London Cycle Network+ - £1,517,000
Bus stop accessibility - £100,000
Bus priority - £659,000
Town Centres - £828,000
Streets for People - £70,000
School Travel Plans - £137,000
Work travel plans - £185,000
Travel awareness - £43,000
Freight - £15,000
Regeneration area schemes - £100,000
Environment - £110,000
Local area accessibility - £75,000
Parallel initiatives - £200,000

Total - £5,984,000