The Russell Square abomination is a first class example of what I have in
several previous posts described as "sabotaging of London's road system"
by TfL, in this case with the full cooperation of Camden Council.

Before TfL, when London's Red Routes were controlled by The Department of
Transport, there was a gyratory system round Russell Square and only one
set of traffic lights. The whole route from Euston Station to the Aldwych
and across Waterloo Bridge was a good, fairly free flowing road. Then TfL
decided to ruin it and, of course, install numerous new traffic lights plus a
conflicting traffic flow.

I must admit it hadn't occurred to me that cyclists too are inconvenienced by
TfL's vandalism. Thank you for that.

I long for the day when at last London has a Mayor who has the guts, the
brains and the sense of responsibilty to sack some of the top people at TfL
and to replace them with staff who will undo the enormous damage done over
the past thirteen years.