Bus Lanes

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The Motorcycle Action Group

Dear Gloucestershire County Council,

How many miles of with flow bus lane are operational within the local authority boundaries?
How many miles of additional with flow bus lane are planned to be created within the next five years in the local authority area?
How many miles of with flow bus lane are planned to be removed within the next five years in the local authority area?
How many miles of with flow bus lane are accessible by motorcycles in the local authority area?
How many miles of with flow bus lane are accessible by pedal cycles in the local authority area?

How many miles of contra flow bus lane are operational within the local authority boundaries?
How many miles of additional contra flow bus lane are planned to be created within the next five years in the local authority area?
How many miles of contra flow bus lane are planned to be removed within the next five years in the local authority area?
How many miles of contra flow bus lane are accessible by motorcycles in the local authority area?
How many miles of contra flow bus lane are accessible by pedal cycles in the local authority area?

How many miles of bus only roads are operational within the local authority boundaries?
How many miles of additional bus only roads are planned to be created within the next five years in the local authority area?
How many miles of bus only roads are planned to be removed within the next five years in the local authority area?
How many miles of bus only roads are accessible by motorcycles in the local authority area?
How many miles of bus only roads are accessible by pedal cycles in the local authority area?

Please supply contact details for the current cabinet member with responsibility for bus lanes in the local authority area?

• With flow bus lane is defined as a bus lane that runs alongside a traffic lane open to other motorised vehicles and in the same direction of travel.
• Contra flow bus lane is defined as a bus lane alongside a lane open to other motorised vehicles in the opposite direction of travel
• Bus only road is a road that has no lanes open to other motorised vehicles in either direction.

Yours faithfully,

Julie Sperling
The Motorcycle Action Group

Gloucestershire CC, Gloucestershire County Council

Information request
Our reference: 23263439

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Dear ‎Julie Sperling‏
 
Request for Information (Reference: 23263439 )
 
Thank you for your request for information, received on 13 October 2021.
 
Request summary:
1.How many miles of with flow bus lane are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
2.How many miles of additional with flow bus lane are planned to be
created within the next five years in the local authority area?
3.How many miles of with flow bus lane are planned to be removed within
the next five years in the local authority area?
4.How many miles of with flow bus lane are accessible by motorcycles in
the local authority area?
5.How many miles of with flow bus lane are accessible by pedal cycles in
the local authority area?
6.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
7.How many miles of additional contra flow bus lane are planned to be
created within the next five years in the local authority area?
8. How many miles of contra flow bus lane are planned to be removed within
the next five years in the local authority area?
9.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are accessible by motorcycles in
the local authority area?
10.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are accessible by pedal cycles
in the local authority area?
11.How many miles of bus only roads are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
12.How many miles of additional bus only roads are planned to be created
within the next five years in the local authority area?
13.How many miles of bus only roads are planned to be removed within the
next five years in the local authority area?
14.How many miles of bus only roads are accessible by motorcycles in the
local authority area?
15.How many miles of bus only roads are accessible by pedal cycles in the
local authority area?
16.Please supply contact details for the current cabinet member with
responsibility for bus lanes in the local authority area?
* With flow bus lane is defined as a bus lane that runs alongside a
traffic lane open to other motorised vehicles and in the same direction of
travel.
* Contra flow bus lane is defined as a bus lane alongside a lane open to
other motorised vehicles in the opposite direction of travel
* Bus only road is a road that has no lanes open to other motorised
vehicles in either direction.
 
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Yours faithfully

Request Support Assistant
Information Management Services

01452 324000

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Gloucestershire CC, Gloucestershire County Council

Information request
Our reference: 23263439

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Dear Julie Sperling

On 13th October 2021 we received your Freedom of Information request,
reference 23263439, asking for:

1.How many miles of with flow bus lane are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
2.How many miles of additional with flow bus lane are planned to be
created within the next five years in the local authority area?
3.How many miles of with flow bus lane are planned to be removed within
the next five years in the local authority area?
4.How many miles of with flow bus lane are accessible by motorcycles in
the local authority area?
5.How many miles of with flow bus lane are accessible by pedal cycles in
the local authority area?
6.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
7.How many miles of additional contra flow bus lane are planned to be
created within the next five years in the local authority area?
8. How many miles of contra flow bus lane are planned to be removed within
the next five years in the local authority area?
9.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are accessible by motorcycles in
the local authority area?
10.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are accessible by pedal cycles
in the local authority area?
11.How many miles of bus only roads are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
12.How many miles of additional bus only roads are planned to be created
within the next five years in the local authority area?
13.How many miles of bus only roads are planned to be removed within the
next five years in the local authority area?
14.How many miles of bus only roads are accessible by motorcycles in the
local authority area?
15.How many miles of bus only roads are accessible by pedal cycles in the
local authority area?
16.Please supply contact details for the current cabinet member with
responsibility for bus lanes in the local authority area?

The Service Area has reviewed your request and require clarification in
order to locate the information you have requested. Without this
clarification, they are unable to process your request further.

Please could you provide clarification on the following;
a) What definition of bus would the requester like us to apply? For
example, is the requester happy for us to include lengths of road that
apply to both local bus and local services and non- local buses?

b) By bus lane is the requester referring to traffic lanes that are
accessible solely by buses, rather than, for example, traffic lanes that
are accessible by bus, taxis and pedal cycles?

c) By bus only road is the requester referring to traffic lanes that are
accessible solely by buses, rather than, for example, traffic lanes that
are accessible by bus, taxis and pedal cycles? 

Whilst your request is awaiting clarification the statutory deadline is
paused, this will resume once clarification has been received.

If we do not hear from you within 60 days of this request for
clarification we will close this case and, if the information is still
required, a new Freedom of Information request will need to be submitted.

For more guidance on requests for clarification under the Freedom of
Information Act, please refer to section 11 of the ICO Guidance found
[1]here.

If we have not received a response from you within 2 weeks, we will send a
second request for clarification. If we do not receive clarification from
you by 18th January 2022, we will notify you of case closure.

  
 
Yours faithfully
Vanessa Ward
Information Requests Officer
please note my work days are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

01452 324000

 
 

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Gloucestershire CC, Gloucestershire County Council

Information request
Our reference: 23263439

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Dear Julie Sperling

On 27^th October 2021 we sent you an email requesting further information
regarding your Freedom of Information request, reference 23263439  asking
for

1.How many miles of with flow bus lane are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
2.How many miles of additional with flow bus lane are planned to be
created within the next five years in the local authority area?
3.How many miles of with flow bus lane are planned to be removed within
the next five years in the local authority area?
4.How many miles of with flow bus lane are accessible by motorcycles in
the local authority area?
5.How many miles of with flow bus lane are accessible by pedal cycles in
the local authority area?
6.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
7.How many miles of additional contra flow bus lane are planned to be
created within the next five years in the local authority area?
8. How many miles of contra flow bus lane are planned to be removed within
the next five years in the local authority area?
9.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are accessible by motorcycles in
the local authority area?
10.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are accessible by pedal cycles
in the local authority area?
11.How many miles of bus only roads are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
12.How many miles of additional bus only roads are planned to be created
within the next five years in the local authority area?
13.How many miles of bus only roads are planned to be removed within the
next five years in the local authority area?
14.How many miles of bus only roads are accessible by motorcycles in the
local authority area?
15.How many miles of bus only roads are accessible by pedal cycles in the
local authority area?
16.Please supply contact details for the current cabinet member with
responsibility for bus lanes in the local authority area?

The Service Area has reviewed your request and require clarification in
order to locate the information you have requested. Without this
clarification, they are unable to process your request further.

Please could you provide clarification on the following;

a) What definition of bus would the requester like us to apply? For
example, is the requester happy for us to include lengths of road that
apply to both local bus and local services and non- local buses?

b) By bus lane is the requester referring to traffic lanes that are
accessible solely by buses, rather than, for example, traffic lanes that
are accessible by bus, taxis and pedal cycles?

c) By bus only road is the requester referring to traffic lanes that are
accessible solely by buses, rather than, for example, traffic lanes that
are accessible by bus, taxis and pedal cycles? 

Whilst your request is awaiting clarification the statutory deadline is
paused, this will resume once clarification has been received.

For more guidance on requests for clarification under the Freedom of
Information Act, please refer to section 11 of the ICO Guidance found
[1]here.

If we have not received clarification from you by 18th January 2022, we
will notify you of case closure.

 
Yours faithfully
Vanessa Ward
Information Requests Officer
[email address] My work days are Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday

01452 324000

 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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The Motorcycle Action Group

Dear Vanessa Ward,

Apologies not clarifying sooner, as you can imagine this requeat went to all LGA, so responses and queries have been many. To answer your request for clarification please see below;

a) What definition of bus would the requester like us to apply? For
example, is the requester happy for us to include lengths of road that
apply to both local bus and local services and non- local buses?

Yes all bus services.

b) By bus lane is the requester referring to traffic lanes that are
accessible solely by buses, rather than, for example, traffic lanes that
are accessible by bus, taxis and pedal cycles?

The total length is to include all bus lanes accessible by bus, taxi, motorcycle and pedal cycles as some questions ask the length of bus lane that is accessible by motorcycle and pedal cycle seperately. As some lanes may be accessible by pedal cycle but not a motorcycle or vice-a-versa.

c) By bus only road is the requester referring to traffic lanes that are
accessible solely by buses, rather than, for example, traffic lanes that
are accessible by bus, taxis and pedal cycles?

Bus only road is a road that has no lanes open to other motorised vehicles in either direction. A Bus only road may also be accessible to taxi's, motorcycles or pedal cycles.

Yours sincerely,

Julie Sperling
The Motorcycle Action Group

Gloucestershire CC, Gloucestershire County Council

Hi Julie, thank you for your response.
I will now pass this on to our Service Area for a response.  If they have
any further questions I will let you know.

Kind Regards
Vanessa 

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Dear Vanessa Ward,

Apologies not clarifying sooner, as you can imagine this requeat went to
all LGA, so responses and queries have been many. To answer your request
for clarification please see below;

a) What definition of bus would the requester like us to apply? For
example, is the requester happy for us to include lengths of road that
apply to both local bus and local services and non- local buses?

Yes all bus services.

b) By bus lane is the requester referring to traffic lanes that are
accessible solely by buses, rather than, for example, traffic lanes that
are accessible by bus, taxis and pedal cycles?

The total length is to include all bus lanes accessible by bus, taxi,
motorcycle and pedal cycles as some questions ask the length of bus lane
that is accessible by motorcycle and pedal cycle seperately. As some lanes
may be accessible by pedal cycle but not a motorcycle or vice-a-versa.

c) By bus only road is the requester referring to traffic lanes that are
accessible solely by buses, rather than, for example, traffic lanes that
are accessible by bus, taxis and pedal cycles?

Bus only road is a road that has no lanes open to other motorised vehicles
in either direction. A Bus only road may also be accessible to taxi's,
motorcycles or pedal cycles.

Yours sincerely,

Julie Sperling
The Motorcycle Action Group

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Gloucestershire CC, Gloucestershire County Council

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Information request
Our reference: 23263439

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Dear Julie Sperling
 
On 13th October 2021 you submitted a request under the Freedom of
Information Act asking the following: 
1.How many miles of with flow bus lane are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
2.How many miles of additional with flow bus lane are planned to be
created within the next five years in the local authority area?
3.How many miles of with flow bus lane are planned to be removed within
the next five years in the local authority area?
4.How many miles of with flow bus lane are accessible by motorcycles in
the local authority area?
5.How many miles of with flow bus lane are accessible by pedal cycles in
the local authority area?
6.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
7.How many miles of additional contra flow bus lane are planned to be
created within the next five years in the local authority area?
8. How many miles of contra flow bus lane are planned to be removed within
the next five years in the local authority area?
9.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are accessible by motorcycles in
the local authority area?
10.How many miles of contra flow bus lane are accessible by pedal cycles
in the local authority area?
11.How many miles of bus only roads are operational within the local
authority boundaries?
12.How many miles of additional bus only roads are planned to be created
within the next five years in the local authority area?
13.How many miles of bus only roads are planned to be removed within the
next five years in the local authority area?
14.How many miles of bus only roads are accessible by motorcycles in the
local authority area?
15.How many miles of bus only roads are accessible by pedal cycles in the
local authority area?
16.Please supply contact details for the current cabinet member with
responsibility for bus lanes in the local authority area?
* With flow bus lane is defined as a bus lane that runs alongside a
traffic lane open to other motorised vehicles and in the same direction of
travel.
* Contra flow bus lane is defined as a bus lane alongside a lane open to
other motorised vehicles in the opposite direction of travel
* Bus only road is a road that has no lanes open to other motorised
vehicles in either direction.

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 s1, I can confirm that
Gloucestershire County Council does hold relevant information.

 
Please find this information attached.

Gloucestershire County Council has not withheld any information in
relation to this request under the exemptions of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FoIA)

The full procedure is on our website [1]here.

If you are unhappy with my response, you can complain or ask for a review
of your request by writing to us within 40 working days of receiving this
response. The full procedure is on our website at
[2]http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/foi. This should be addressed to:
 
Shire Hall
Westgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
[email address]

Yours faithfully
Vanessa Ward
Information Requests Officer
[email address] My work days are Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday

01452 324000

NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
 

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