Dear Mr Griffiths

TfL Ref: 3702-1920

Thank you for your request received by us on 27 February 2020 asking for
correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning the Olympia
Development.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of
the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. 

Unfortunately, from the description provided, we are unable to identify
the information you require.

To enable us to assist with your request, please can you confirm the
timeframe you are interested in. Please can you also confirm whether you
are interested in correspondence to/from a particular TfL employee(s),
whether you are interested in correspondence on a particular matter
relating to the Olympia development or if your request covers all the
correspondence we hold on this subject.

The Freedom of Information Act allows you to request recorded information
held by Transport for London. There are limits on the time that we are
required to spend determining whether we hold the information you are
requesting and the time spent locating, retrieving and extracting it.
Therefore you should identify the information that you want as clearly and
concisely as you can, specifying the types of document that you are
looking for. You might also consider limiting your request to a particular
period of time, geographical area or specific departments of the
organisation.

Although your request can take the form of a question, rather than a
request for specific documents, we do not have to answer your question if
it would require the creation of new information or the provision of a
judgement, explanation, advice or opinion that was not already recorded at
the time of your request.

Please note that the 20 working day deadline for responding to your
request will depend on when we receive satisfactory additional information
to help clarify your request.  

If we hear nothing further from you by 24 March 2020 your response will be
treated as a new request.

In the meantime, if you have any queries or would like to discuss your
request, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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Dear Mr Griffiths

TfL Ref: 3702-1920

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 13
March 2020 asking for correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning
the VISSIM traffic modelling for the Olympia Development both to and from
Michal Miklasz and other TfL Officers in the traffic modelling team in the
period September 2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

Your request will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

A response will be sent to you by 15 April 2020.

We publish a substantial range of information on our website on subjects
including operational performance, contracts, expenditure, journey data,
governance and our financial performance. This includes data which is
frequently asked for in FOI requests or other public queries. Please check
[1]http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transpar... to see if this helps you.

We will publish anonymised versions of requests and responses on the
[2]www.tfl.gov.uk website. We will not publish your name and we will send
a copy of the response to you before it is published on our website.

In the meantime, if you would like to discuss this matter further, please
do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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Dear Mr Griffiths

TfL Ref: 3702-1920

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 13
March 2020 asking for correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning
the VISSIM traffic modelling for the Olympia Development both to and from
Michal Miklasz and other TfL Officers in the traffic modelling team in the
period September 2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

Your request is being considered under the terms of the Environmental
Information Regulations (EIRs).

Unfortunately because of its complexity, we will be unable to resolve your
request within the initial statutory 20 working day deadline. This is
because we are still collating the information you have requested.

To enable us to fully consider your request, in accordance with the EIRs
we have had to extend the deadline for providing a response to 40 working
days from the date we received your request. The amended date for a final
response is now 14 May 2020. We are working hard to ensure that you
receive a response before this date. 

I apologise for the delay and any inconvenience this may cause you. If you
have any queries or would like to discuss your request, please do not
hesitate to contact us at [1][TfL request email].   

If you are not satisfied with this response, please read the attached
help-sheet entitled ‘Your Right to Appeal’.

Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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Email 2 of 3

Dear Mr Griffiths

TfL Ref: 3702-1920 and 3854-1920

Thank you for your requests received by Transport for London (TfL) on 8
and 13 March 2020 asking for: 1. Information concerning TfL and the
traffic modelling done by Momentum for the Olympia Development and 2.
Correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning the VISSIM traffic
modelling for the Olympia Development both to and from Michal Miklasz and
other TfL Officers in the traffic modelling team in the period September
2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

Your requests have been considered in accordance with the requirements of
the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access
policy.  I can confirm that we hold the information you require. Please
note we have combined these responses as some of the information you have
requested in 1. is provided as part of our response to your second
request.

FOI ref 3854-1920

TfL undertook traffic modelling auditing on the Olympia development
proposal during the summer of 2018.  The traffic modelling files you have
requested, however can only be opened by specialist traffic modelling
software known as VISSIM that require bespoke licences in order to be able
to view, run or make changes. On that basis, please confirm if you still
wish to receive these files. We have attached the technical notes which
accompany these models and the modelling results from 2018. We have also
provided the following documents as requested:

o Modelling scoping note
o Screenshot of model network
o Various emails which capture the meetings, discussions and audits that
have taken place.

FOI ref 3702-1920

Please find attached further email files and their contents which were
identified during an email search of our records for email and letter
correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning the VISSIM traffic
modelling for the Olympia Development both to and from Michael Miklasz and
other named TfL officers (Claire Farrow, Thomas Burman, Adam Greenland and
Joseph Bottoms) in the traffic modelling team in the period September 2017
and January 2019. Some of the emails are also between TfL and Multi Modal
UK which were also captured by the email search which we believe are also
relevant to your request.

In accordance with the EIR, we are not obliged to supply all of the
requested information as it is subject to a statutory exception to the
right of access to information under regulation12(5)(e). In this instance
the regulation12(5)(e) exception has been applied as disclosure of the
initial costs levied by Momentum including the figures in the quotation
they provided would adversely affect the confidentiality of commercial
information and our ability to obtain the best value for money.

The use of this exception is subject to an assessment of the public
interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned. We
recognise the need for openness and transparency by public authorities,
particularly where the expenditure of public money is concerned, but in
this instance the public interest in ensuring that we are able to obtain
the best value for public money from our negotiations outweighs the
general public interest in increasing transparency of our processes.

Please note the Government has announced a series of measures to tackle
the Coronavirus. It is essential for London, and in particular for all
critical workers, that we continue to provide a safe transport network
that enables them to make the journeys they need to.

In current circumstances, we are not able to answer FOI requests readily
and we ask that you please do not make a request to us at present.

Answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the
attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. In
any event, please note that our response time will be affected by the
current situation.

Please note that in accordance with TfL’s obligations under the Data
Protection legislation some personal data has been removed, as required by
Regulation 13 of the Environmental Information Regulations. This is
because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the
legislation, specifically the first principle of the legislation, 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 which would make the processing ‘fair’.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable
to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate 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

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

3854-1920

Freedom of Information request - Material concerning TfL and the traffic
modelling done by Momentum for the Olympia Development.

An email [TfL reference 18/0158] to Mailys Pineau. Momentum Transport
Consultancy, dated 13 August 2018, from Lucinda Turner, Director of
Spatial Planning, contained the following:

>>> 

We also discussed progress on the traffic modelling being undertaken in
support of the application using the VISSIM model built by TfL for Cycle
Superhighway 9 (CS9). Discussions between momentum and TfL's modelling
specialists have largely resolved outstanding queries regarding traffic
flows and model inputs. The next step is for the models to be submitted to
TfL for checking and audit.

<<< 

I am requesting records of all meetings or discussions where the traffic
modelling was discussed.

I am also requesting the models that were submitted to TfL.

I am also requesting the audit that was subsequently carried out.

The time period is from September 2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

TfL's modelling liaison Officer is Michal Miklasz

Ref: 3702-1920

Thank you. I am clarifying my request.

Correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning the Olympia Development

Time frame: September 2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

To and from: Michal Miklasz and other TfL Officers in the traffic
modelling team.

Concerning : the VISSIM trraffic modelling for the Olympia Development.

I am also interested in notes of discussions and meetings held on this
subject, but as that may not be covered by the word correspondence, I will
pursue a separate  FOI request for that,

dangos adrannau a ddyfynnir

References

Visible links
1. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/

Email 1 of 3

Dear Mr Griffiths

TfL Ref: 3702-1920 and 3854-1920

Thank you for your requests received by Transport for London (TfL) on 8
and 13 March 2020 asking for: 1. Information concerning TfL and the
traffic modelling done by Momentum for the Olympia Development and 2.
Correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning the VISSIM traffic
modelling for the Olympia Development both to and from Michal Miklasz and
other TfL Officers in the traffic modelling team in the period September
2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

Your requests have been considered in accordance with the requirements of
the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access
policy.  I can confirm that we hold the information you require. Please
note we have combined these responses as some of the information you have
requested in 1. is provided as part of our response to your second
request.

FOI ref 3854-1920

TfL undertook traffic modelling auditing on the Olympia development
proposal during the summer of 2018.  The traffic modelling files you have
requested, however can only be opened by specialist traffic modelling
software known as VISSIM that require bespoke licences in order to be able
to view, run or make changes. On that basis, please confirm if you still
wish to receive these files. We have attached the technical notes which
accompany these models and the modelling results from 2018. We have also
provided the following documents as requested:

o Modelling scoping note
o Screenshot of model network
o Various emails which capture the meetings, discussions and audits that
have taken place.

FOI ref 3702-1920

Please find attached further email files and their contents which were
identified during an email search of our records for email and letter
correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning the VISSIM traffic
modelling for the Olympia Development both to and from Michael Miklasz and
other named TfL officers (Claire Farrow, Thomas Burman, Adam Greenland and
Joseph Bottoms) in the traffic modelling team in the period September 2017
and January 2019. Some of the emails are also between TfL and Multi Modal
UK which were also captured by the email search which we believe are also
relevant to your request.

In accordance with the EIR, we are not obliged to supply all of the
requested information as it is subject to a statutory exception to the
right of access to information under regulation12(5)(e). In this instance
the regulation12(5)(e) exception has been applied as disclosure of the
initial costs levied by Momentum including the figures in the quotation
they provided would adversely affect the confidentiality of commercial
information and our ability to obtain the best value for money.

The use of this exception is subject to an assessment of the public
interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned. We
recognise the need for openness and transparency by public authorities,
particularly where the expenditure of public money is concerned, but in
this instance the public interest in ensuring that we are able to obtain
the best value for public money from our negotiations outweighs the
general public interest in increasing transparency of our processes.

Please note the Government has announced a series of measures to tackle
the Coronavirus. It is essential for London, and in particular for all
critical workers, that we continue to provide a safe transport network
that enables them to make the journeys they need to.

In current circumstances, we are not able to answer FOI requests readily
and we ask that you please do not make a request to us at present.

Answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the
attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. In
any event, please note that our response time will be affected by the
current situation.

Please note that in accordance with TfL’s obligations under the Data
Protection legislation some personal data has been removed, as required by
Regulation 13 of the Environmental Information Regulations. This is
because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the
legislation, specifically the first principle of the legislation, 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 which would make the processing ‘fair’.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable
to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate 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

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

3854-1920

Freedom of Information request - Material concerning TfL and the traffic
modelling done by Momentum for the Olympia Development.

An email [TfL reference 18/0158] to Mailys Pineau. Momentum Transport
Consultancy, dated 13 August 2018, from Lucinda Turner, Director of
Spatial Planning, contained the following:

>>> 

We also discussed progress on the traffic modelling being undertaken in
support of the application using the VISSIM model built by TfL for Cycle
Superhighway 9 (CS9). Discussions between momentum and TfL's modelling
specialists have largely resolved outstanding queries regarding traffic
flows and model inputs. The next step is for the models to be submitted to
TfL for checking and audit.

<<< 

I am requesting records of all meetings or discussions where the traffic
modelling was discussed.

I am also requesting the models that were submitted to TfL.

I am also requesting the audit that was subsequently carried out.

The time period is from September 2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

TfL's modelling liaison Officer is Michal Miklasz

Ref: 3702-1920

Thank you. I am clarifying my request.

Correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning the Olympia Development

Time frame: September 2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

To and from: Michal Miklasz and other TfL Officers in the traffic
modelling team.

Concerning : the VISSIM trraffic modelling for the Olympia Development.

I am also interested in notes of discussions and meetings held on this
subject, but as that may not be covered by the word correspondence, I will
pursue a separate  FOI request for that,

dangos adrannau a ddyfynnir

References

Visible links
1. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/

Email 3 of 3

Dear Mr Griffiths

TfL Ref: 3702-1920 and 3854-1920

Thank you for your requests received by Transport for London (TfL) on 8
and 13 March 2020 asking for: 1. Information concerning TfL and the
traffic modelling done by Momentum for the Olympia Development and 2.
Correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning the VISSIM traffic
modelling for the Olympia Development both to and from Michal Miklasz and
other TfL Officers in the traffic modelling team in the period September
2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

Your requests have been considered in accordance with the requirements of
the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access
policy.  I can confirm that we hold the information you require. Please
note we have combined these responses as some of the information you have
requested in 1. is provided as part of our response to your second
request.

FOI ref 3854-1920

TfL undertook traffic modelling auditing on the Olympia development
proposal during the summer of 2018.  The traffic modelling files you have
requested, however can only be opened by specialist traffic modelling
software known as VISSIM that require bespoke licences in order to be able
to view, run or make changes. On that basis, please confirm if you still
wish to receive these files. We have attached the technical notes which
accompany these models and the modelling results from 2018. We have also
provided the following documents as requested:

o Modelling scoping note
o Screenshot of model network
o Various emails which capture the meetings, discussions and audits that
have taken place.

FOI ref 3702-1920

Please find attached further email files and their contents which were
identified during an email search of our records for email and letter
correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning the VISSIM traffic
modelling for the Olympia Development both to and from Michael Miklasz and
other named TfL officers (Claire Farrow, Thomas Burman, Adam Greenland and
Joseph Bottoms) in the traffic modelling team in the period September 2017
and January 2019. Some of the emails are also between TfL and Multi Modal
UK which were also captured by the email search which we believe are also
relevant to your request.

In accordance with the EIR, we are not obliged to supply all of the
requested information as it is subject to a statutory exception to the
right of access to information under regulation12(5)(e). In this instance
the regulation12(5)(e) exception has been applied as disclosure of the
initial costs levied by Momentum including the figures in the quotation
they provided would adversely affect the confidentiality of commercial
information and our ability to obtain the best value for money.

The use of this exception is subject to an assessment of the public
interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned. We
recognise the need for openness and transparency by public authorities,
particularly where the expenditure of public money is concerned, but in
this instance the public interest in ensuring that we are able to obtain
the best value for public money from our negotiations outweighs the
general public interest in increasing transparency of our processes.

Please note the Government has announced a series of measures to tackle
the Coronavirus. It is essential for London, and in particular for all
critical workers, that we continue to provide a safe transport network
that enables them to make the journeys they need to.

In current circumstances, we are not able to answer FOI requests readily
and we ask that you please do not make a request to us at present.

Answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the
attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. In
any event, please note that our response time will be affected by the
current situation.

Please note that in accordance with TfL’s obligations under the Data
Protection legislation some personal data has been removed, as required by
Regulation 13 of the Environmental Information Regulations. This is
because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the
legislation, specifically the first principle of the legislation, 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 which would make the processing ‘fair’.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable
to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate 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

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

3854-1920

Freedom of Information request - Material concerning TfL and the traffic
modelling done by Momentum for the Olympia Development.

An email [TfL reference 18/0158] to Mailys Pineau. Momentum Transport
Consultancy, dated 13 August 2018, from Lucinda Turner, Director of
Spatial Planning, contained the following:

>>> 

We also discussed progress on the traffic modelling being undertaken in
support of the application using the VISSIM model built by TfL for Cycle
Superhighway 9 (CS9). Discussions between momentum and TfL's modelling
specialists have largely resolved outstanding queries regarding traffic
flows and model inputs. The next step is for the models to be submitted to
TfL for checking and audit.

<<< 

I am requesting records of all meetings or discussions where the traffic
modelling was discussed.

I am also requesting the models that were submitted to TfL.

I am also requesting the audit that was subsequently carried out.

The time period is from September 2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

TfL's modelling liaison Officer is Michal Miklasz

Ref: 3702-1920

Thank you. I am clarifying my request.

Correspondence between TfL and Momentum concerning the Olympia Development

Time frame: September 2017 to January 2019 inclusive.

To and from: Michal Miklasz and other TfL Officers in the traffic
modelling team.

Concerning : the VISSIM trraffic modelling for the Olympia Development.

I am also interested in notes of discussions and meetings held on this
subject, but as that may not be covered by the word correspondence, I will
pursue a separate  FOI request for that,

dangos adrannau a ddyfynnir

References

Visible links
1. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/

Dear Mr Griffiths

Our ref: FOI-0119-2021/GH

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 25
April 2020 asking for VISSIM files for the Olympia development  proposal.

The Government has announced a series of measures to tackle the
Coronavirus. It is essential for London, and in particular for all
critical workers, that we continue to provide a safe transport network
that enables them to make the journeys they need to.

In current circumstances, we are not able to answer FOI requests readily
and we ask that you please do not make a request to us at present.

Answering FOI requests will require the use of limited resources and the
attention of staff who could be supporting other essential activity. In
any event, please note that our response time will be affected by the
current situation and so you may wish to reconsider the timing of this
request. Please notify us as soon as possible if you would like to
withdraw your request at the current time.

Should you wish to proceed with the request we will aim to issue a
response by 26 May 2020 in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and our information access policy. We publish a substantial range of
information on our website on subjects including operational performance,
contracts, expenditure, journey data, governance and our financial
performance. This includes data which is frequently asked for in FOI
requests or other public queries. Please check
[1]http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transpar... to see if this helps you.

We will publish anonymised versions of requests and responses on the
[2]www.tfl.gov.uk website. We will not publish your name and we will send
a copy of the response to you before it is published on our website.

In the meantime, if you would like to discuss this matter further, please
do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Graham Hurt

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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References

Visible links
1. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transpar...
2. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
3. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/