Removal of temporary bicycle lanes and bus lanes in Balham High Road
Request ID: FOI-0728-2223 Date published: 20 July 2022
You asked
I asked if the temporary bus and cycle lanes were to be removed (TfL FOI 1560-2122 last year and you answered you would make a decision in January to March 2022 on keeping removing or changing them follow consultation. Please say if a decision has been made and if not why and if a decision was made did it follow consultation and if consulted on what were the results?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0728-2223
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 25 June 2022, asking for information about the temporary bus and cycle lanes on Balham High Road.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
Since implementing the temporary changes in 2020 we have continued to take on feedback from the public via the online survey on our website and/or by emailing us at [email protected]. Our monitoring and feedback suggests that there have been some favoured temporary changes as well as some with less support. The A24 is a high movement corridor and is a key route for lots of people walking, cycling, using buses. Some of the temporary changes were having a significant effect on bus reliability and network operations and we recognised further temporary changes had to be made. To facilitate this whilst maintaining safety on the highway we made a decision to make further temporary orders in January and March 2022 for Balham High Road whilst a recommendation on the way forward is agreed. We will engage further with the public once a proposed way forward has been agreed.
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Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
