FOI request detail

A1000 bicycle lane impact on surrounding roads

Request ID: FOI-2682-2122
Date published: 14 March 2022

You asked
Dear Transport for London, Please respond to the following freedom of information request. Please provide any information TFL has about the short, medium or long term actual or potential effect, whether measured or predicted of the A1000 bicycle lane scheme on traffic usage patterns and volume in nearby roads in East Finchley and Muswell Hill, specifically Fortis Green, Twyford Avenue, Church Vale, Beech Drive, Ringwood Avenue, Creighton Avenue, Coppetts Road, Trott Road, Pages Lane, Albert Road, Durnsford Road and Colney Hatch Lane. Please provide any other information TFL has to traffic predictions relating to the use of these roads by drivers as an alternative to using the High Road and the A406.

We answered

TfL Ref: 2682-2122

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 18 February 2022 asking for information about the A1000 bicycle lane impact on surrounding roads.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  You asked: Please provide any information TFL has about the short, medium or long term actual or potential effect, whether measured or predicted of the A1000 bicycle lane scheme on traffic usage patterns and volume in nearby roads in East Finchley and Muswell Hill, specifically Fortis Green, Twyford Avenue, Church Vale, Beech Drive, Ringwood Avenue, Creighton Avenue, Coppetts Road, Trott Road, Pages Lane, Albert Road, Durnsford Road and Colney Hatch Lane.

Please provide any other information TFL has to traffic predictions relating to the use of these roads by drivers as an alternative to using the High Road and the A406.

We do not hold the information you have requested regarding traffic volumes on Barnet’s local roads. This is because Barnet Council introduced the bus/cycle lane along the A1000 in Finchley in September 2020 under an 18 months Experimental Traffic Management Order (TMO) to support safe local travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, this was funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) Government’s emergency active travel fund.

As part of the review period of the scheme, following statutory consultation, Barnet Council are carrying out a range of traffic data collection.  This includes traffic and cycle volumes, queue length and journey times surveys and air quality. 

We continue to offer support and working progressively with Barnet Council to ensure that the scheme introduced remains in place, so that local residents can continue to benefit from it and the number of trips made by foot, bike or public transport increases as part of the Mayor’s Transport Strategy. Further information is available on Barnet’s webpages including a recent update on the proposals: https://engage.barnet.gov.uk/a1000-experimental-cycle-route-enhancement; https://engage.barnet.gov.uk/a1000-cycle-lane and https://engage.barnet.gov.uk/a1000-faqs. You may also want to contact Barnet directly to request the information: https://www.barnet.gov.uk/your-council/open-data-and-information-requests/freedom-information

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

Yours sincerely


Sara Thomas
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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