Basis for deciding prior to the trial Was Monitoring & a survey carried prior to the trial? Who carried out the monitoring. What days of the week and at what times during a 24 hour day was the monitoring carried out and data collected? Did the information and data cover all 252 bus routes and 52 night bus routes. If not which bus routes were used to collect the data. How were the bus routes chosen? Who analysed the monitoring, the survey and the data collected? Who decided to go ahead with the 24/7 bus lanes Suspension of Parking bays 18 month, London wide blanket trial. When was the decision taken? Monitoring of the 24/7 bus lanes Suspension of Parking bays 18 month, London wide blanket trial since the start of the trial. After 3 months of the trial has any monitoring of the trial taken place? If so what is the basis for the monitoring. Who decided on the basis for the trial? Has the monitoring cover all 252 bus routes and 52 night bus routes or just selected routes? If so which routes have been monitored? What days of the week and at what times during a 24 hour day has the monitoring carried out and data collected? Who has analysed the results of the monitoring to date.

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Our ref: FOI-2056-2021

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 12 January 2021 asking for information about bus lanes.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and our Information Access Policy. I can confirm we do confirm the information you requested. You asked:

24/7 Bus Lanes & Suspension of Parking bays 18 month, London wide blanket trial.

Basis for deciding prior to the trial

Was Monitoring & a survey carried prior to the trial?

Who carried out the monitoring.

What days of the week and at what times during a 24 hour day was the monitoring carried out and data collected?

Did the information and data cover all 252 bus routes and 52 night bus routes.

If not which bus routes were used to collect the data.

How were the bus routes chosen?

Who analysed the monitoring, the survey and the data collected?

Who decided to go ahead with the 24/7 bus lanes Suspension of Parking bays 18 month, London wide blanket trial.

When was the decision taken?

Monitoring of the 24/7 bus lanes Suspension of Parking bays 18 month, London wide blanket trial since the start of the trial.

After 3 months of the trial has any monitoring of the trial taken place?

If so what is the basis for the monitoring.

Who decided on the basis for the trial?

Has the monitoring cover all 252 bus routes and 52 night bus routes or just selected routes?

If so which routes have been monitored?

What days of the week and at what times during a 24 hour day has the monitoring carried out and data collected?

Who has analysed the results of the monitoring to date.

The information you requested can be found in the following links:

https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/better-bus-journeys/

https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/all-day-bus-lanes-trial/

https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/all-day-bus-lanes-trial/user_uploads/bus-lane-faqs.pdf

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2020/july/-24-7-bus-lanes-proposed-for-london-s-busiest-roads-to-support-a-sustainable-recovery-from-the-pandemic

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

If you are considering submitting a further FOI request please think carefully about whether the request is essential at this current time, as answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. Where requests are made, please note that our response time may be impacted by the current situation.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely,

Melissa Nichols

FOI Case Officer

General Counsel

Transport for London

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