Mayor of London Transport Strategy - Consultation Process - How many aware within LB Tower Hamlets?

Ruthlyn Black made this Freedom of Information request to Tower Hamlets Borough Council

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From: Ruthlyn Black

15 January 2010

Dear Tower Hamlets Borough Council,

It has become apparent that many organisations and members of the
public in LB Tower Hamlets were not aware of the recent
consultation into the Draft Mayor of London Transport Strategy.

Please explain the steps that Tower Hamlets Council took with TfL
to make the public aware of consultation into the Draft Mayor of
London Transport Strategy.

(1) What publicity was undertaken across LB Tower Hamlets by TfL
and by LB Tower Hamlets?

(2) What was published that explained the Draft Strategy and the
consultation process and how were these made available?

(3) What steps were taken to try to ensure a balanced cross-section
of the public was made aware of the process?

(4) Where were leaflets distributed, and how was this decided?
What analysis suggested this would lead to a fair and balanced
distribution across the community?

(5) What steps were taken to ensure that hard-to-reach sections of
the community, such as those who travel exclusively by private car,
were made aware of the consultation process and encouraged to
participate in it?

(6) What consultation discussions took place between LB Tower
Hamlets and TfL over how this process would operate?
To what extent was the council consulted over the detail of the
consultation, and what views did it express?

(7) Is the council happy with the consultation process?
Was the council happy that the online questionnaire was so
flagrantly biased?
Was the council happy that were responders allowed to pick as many
as they chose from an uncosted wish-list?

(7) What steps were taken to inform and involve organisations
likely to have an interest?

(8) What programme of meetings was organised?
Did Tower Hamlets Council ask TfL to attend meetings of the
council's Neighbourhood Partnerships, and how many did receive
reports on the consultation from TfL?

(9) How many meetings took place within LB Tower Hamlets between
TfL and the council as part of the consultation process?
What about with local groups in LB Tower Hamlets?

(10) What pre-consultation took place with interested parties to
ensure that the process was fair and balanced?

(11) Does the council support a MTS consultation on the Draft Mayor
of London Transport Strategy that offers so little for the driver -
private motorist or professional driver of taxi, minicab, van,
lorry or bus?
How important are private drivers in the overall use of transport
in Tower Hamlets?
Has the council expressed concerns over this unfair and unbalanced
aspect of the consultation process?

(12) Does the council support a MTS in which the promotion of
cycling within the draft MTS does not also include warnings on the
dangers of this mode?
Does the council support the proposition that a mass switch to
cycling would be beneficial justified, and on what evidence?

(13) Does the council support a MTS consultation in which costings
of various suggestions were not put forward, so that the public
could see how much tax each would entail?

(14) Does the council support a MTS consultation in which there was
no question on the level of subsidy that each mode should receive?

(15) Does the council support a MTS consultation in which no
question is asked as to whether the users of a mode should bear
all, most, some or whatever proportion of the costs of providing
that mode?

(16) What representations has or will the council make regarding
the consultation process into the Draft MTS as a result of this
enquiry or otherwise?

Yours faithfully,

Ruthlyn Black

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From: Jane L Jones
Tower Hamlets Borough Council

19 January 2010

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From: Ruthlyn Black

12 February 2010

Dear Jane L Jones,

I note that the 20 working day deadline has passed without any
response being provided to my FOI Request.

This is very disappointing.

The Request was a straight forward one, and I see no reason why the
council could not provider its response within the statutory limit
of 20wd.

Please give an indication of a date by when the council expects to
provide its reply - as otherwise a reference to the ICO will become
necessary.

Yours sincerely,

Ruthlyn Black

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From: Tim Rodgers
Tower Hamlets Borough Council

22 February 2010

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From: Ruthlyn Black

4 March 2010

Dear Tim Rodgers,

Thank you for your reply.

As you have confirmed that the council made a response to the MTS
consultation, please provide a copy of that response.

Yours sincerely,

Ruthlyn Black

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From: Tim Rodgers
Tower Hamlets Borough Council

7 April 2010

Dear Ms Black,

Further to your request for the response of the London Borough of Tower
Hamlets to the Mayor of London's Transport Strategy, I am pleased to
attach a link to where the document has been uploaded to.

[1]http://www.towerhamletsfoi.org.uk/docume...

Thanks,
Tim Rodgers
Information Governance Manager
Legal Services
Chief Executives Department
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Phone: 0207 364 4354
Fax: 0207 364 4804
E-mail: [2][email address]
Website: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
6th Floor, Town Hall, 5 Mulberry Place,
London E14 2BG

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