Our Ref:         FOI-1112-1718

Thank you for your request received on 9 August 2017 asking for further information about the Cycle Enfield proposals.
 
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and our information access policy. I can confirm we hold some of the information you require. You asked for:
 
Please provide any information you hold regarding any attempts to make design changes to avoid or mitigate the following delays and issues identified in the attached report along with any response you have received from Enfield Council on these matters. Also, any information you have on the air pollution projected to be caused by stationary, idling vehicles that presently flow more freely. Where no interventions are being made, is TfL intending to introduce additional bus resources to maintain existing bus frequencies, or will routes and or bus frequencies be curtailed?
 
The requested information (design changes to mitigate impacts to bus journey times) is being withheld under Regulation 12(4)(d) because it is material which is still in the course of completion, in so far as it relates to elements of the proposed scheme that have not yet been finalised.
 
As previously stated, whenever there are changes to the road network which adversely affect bus services TfL Buses will always work with all partners to ensure that bus mitigation measures are in place to either maintain or enhance levels of service. Please note that any material change to the A1010 is the responsibility of Enfield as the Highway Authority. In addition, the A1010 South has been identified as a Low Emission Bus Zone, with the aim of delivering improvements to bus services alongside delivering improvements to air quality, recognising this is a priority in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy.
 
This exception is subject to a public interest test, which requires us to assess whether the public interest in applying the exception outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In this instance, it is considered that the public interest favours the finalisation of the information, after all relevant factors can be taken into account, rather than the disclosure of information which does not accurately reflect any amendments that might still be made.

Please also provide the similar Network Impact Assessment to the bus network that will have been produced for the following Cycle Enfield proposals:

•         A1010 North
•         Southbury Road
•         Enfield Town
•         A105 Green Lanes
•         Ponders End
•         The area of Fore Street south of the A406 where the north bound bus lane is being removed

We only hold information on A105 Green lanes and Ponders End, please find this attached. The information in these documents was accurate at the time of writing.
 
Please note that in accordance with TfL’s obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) some personal data has been removed, as required by regulation 13 of the EIR. This is because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the DPA, specifically the first principle of the DPA which requires all processing of personal data to be fair and lawful. It would not be fair to disclose this personal information when the individuals have no expectation it would be disclosed and TfL has not satisfied one of the conditions of Schedule 2 of the Data Protection Act which would make the processing ‘fair’.
 
This exemption to the right of access to information is an absolute exemption and not subject to an assessment of whether the public interest favours use of the exemption.
 
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please feel free 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

Gemma Jacob
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

[email protected]

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