FOI request detail

Freedom of Information request - Demand planning guidance

Request ID: FOI-0952-2122
Date published: 24 August 2021

You asked
For bus route planners, there is a guidance on planning bus routes and service patterns. Specifically I want to request on how demand is measured and the guidance behind it on measuring demand i.e developments or increased usage

We answered

Our ref: FOI-0952-2122/GH

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 3 August 2021 asking for information about bus route planning.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.

Please see the published guidelines, which are currently under review:  http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-service-planning-guidelines.pdf

Specifically demand is measured through data gained from passengers tapping in on buses giving time, boarding point and routes, and inferred alighting points, backed up by manual on-bus and off-bus surveys.  Future changes in demand would be forecast via TfL’s strategic models and information from local authorities and transport assessments from developments.  Please see the following links:
 
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/strategic-transport-and-land-use-models
https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/urban-planning-and-construction/planning-applications/modelling?intcmp=57480

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Graham Hurt
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
 

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