Request ID: FOI-0387-2223 Date published: 10 June 2022
You asked
We are building some optimization models for network planning and pricing in our research team and would like to use Tfl's origin-destination road-traffic counts.
I came to know that you have a academic research proposal form and a standard process for university data requests / collaboration. Where can I apply for this?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0387-2223
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 17th May 2022 asking for information about academic research collaboration.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“We are building some optimization models for network planning and pricing in our research team and would like to use TfL’s origin-destination road-traffic counts. I came to know that you have a academic research proposal form and a standard process for university data requests / collaboration. Where can I apply for this?”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require. An overview of the process is outlined in the attached “Academic Confidentiality Agreement Overview” presentation and our Research Proposal Form is also attached. Please note that while all such proposals will be reviewed we are limited in the number we can take forward (depending on factors such as alignment with TfL business priorities, available resource and data availability). Completed forms should be submitted to:[email protected]
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
