• Turn off your bus engine in Camden- or get fined by the council

  By MsCamdenTown at 12:42 on 06/12/11

  

  It's a personal bugbear of mine the amount of buses that sit idly in their bus lanes going nowhere whilst the drivers have a chat. Hello, I'm late- isn't that what the station is for? It also bugs Camden council but on a more eco note. To help promote better air quality in the borough drivers can b fined up to £80 if they leave their engine idling for over 4 minutes, I'm not sure how they'll monitor this exactly, but it seems...

• Park and Pay Cashfree in Camden

  By MsCamdenTown at 19:39 on 25/11/11

  

  Parking is a tricky one as you're always short a pound coin or two when you try and pay for your parking, Camden council is looking to help motorists in the borough and is introducing a new way to pay- mobile payments. You'll be able to use a Smartphone to make payments, check balances online and it will even text you to remind you when your parking time is about to expire. This works for all smart phone operators including Android,...

• Is Camden safe for cyclists?

  By MsCamdenTown at 00:07 on 10/11/11

  

  Wandering around Camden at any time of day you'll see a lot of cyclists coming up the high road. Some have helmets, others not, and some are on high speed bikes whilst others trundle along o0n Boris's blue Barclays creations. One thing they all have in common is the traffic- and the wrath of the car drivers and pedestrians who get in their way. This is annoying, no doubt about it- but is it actually dangerous?   Caroline Pidgeon,...

• Camden Town Google Street View- when will we get updated again?

  By MsCamdenTown at 21:13 on 08/10/11

  

  We all know and love Google Street View as a way to check out the area, but when I was looking at Camden Town recently I realized how out of date the local area is. Look at the image above- this shows shops that were open a long time ago; it would be nice if Camden could get some new streetview cars- what does Google say about this? They say' In Europe, coverage is currently available in 16 countries, with several more planned....

• Fix My Transport site will help Camden Town transport woes

  By MsCamdenTown at 03:49 on 12/09/11

  

  TFL tries its best but they have so much to do that they often fail. You often feel like you have no voice when you're upset that your bus is late or that a driver blatantly passed you by- well Fix My Transport is the website for you. They cover the whole of the UK and it's super simple to use- a very smart idea. Camden residents need only enter 'Camden' into the search area and then they will get a map that shares all local bus,...

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