Covid-19 Road and Traffic Changes

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Dear Leeds City Council,

Please provide:

Documents and guidance from the Department for Transport encouraging the use of pedal cycles and other forms of transport during the Covid-19 pandemic

Emergency TROs introduced since March 2020

Design documents, risk assessments and other technical and safety information for traffic measures such as pop-up cycle lanes, wand orcas and temporary traffic segregators that have been introduced during the pandemic

The location and number of wand orcas and other temporary traffic segregators that have been replaced due to damage since March 2020

Details of any accidents caused by vehicles (including pedal cycles) by striking these items

The criteria used to decide whether these temporary measures will be removed or made permanent

Yours faithfully,

Marcus Houlden

DPFOI, Leeds City Council

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Governance Requests team. We confirm that we have received your
correspondence. 

Unfortunately at the current time it is unlikely we will be unable to
provide a response to your request within either statutory or
usual timescales due to the impact of Coronavirus, COVID-19. I am sorry
for any inconvenience this may cause. We will endeavour to supply you with
the information you have requested as soon as we are able to.

 
If you have submitted a Freedom of Information or Environmental
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Dear Marcus Houlden

 

Environmental Information Request (Ref: 296722)

 

In dealing with your request, please note that we have considered it under
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, as opposed to under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

This is because the information you have requested is information
involving ‘activities’ and ‘administrative measures’ which are likely to
affect elements of the environment under Reg 2(1)(c).  I am advised that
both the domestic and European courts give wide meaning to the Regulations
and have indicated that they will adopt a broad construction of the
definition of environmental information.

 

I refer to the above and your request dated 22/07/2020. I have contacted
the relevant services and now provide a response to your request.

 

As I am sure you will appreciate officers are facing much increased
workloads and working towards very stringent Government funding deadlines
due to this we are still collating some of the information you have
requested, we will ensure this is sent to you as soon as possible.

 

In the first instance please see the information relating to the
information requested.

 

Your request for documents and guidance from the Department for Transport
encouraging the use of pedal cycles and other forms of transport during
the Covid-19 pandemic, this information is publically available on the
Department for Transports [1]website.

 

Emergency TROs introduced since March 2020, Please see attached document.

 

There have been no reported accidents to Leeds City Council Highways and
Transportation caused by vehicles of all types, by striking the wand orcas
or the protection barriers installed to allow for social distancing in the
district.

 

There have been no wand orcas and other temporary traffic segregators that
have been replaced due to damage since March 2020

 

Design documents, risk assessments; the wand orca scheme on the A65 is a
trial scheme and as such is been tweaked to enable the scheme to work
effectively, this means that we are currently working with users, local
business owners and residents to adjust the scheme appropriately to
improve access for businesses and properties along with making
improvements for disabled users. Until this work is complete we are not in
a position to issue a completed drawing or risk assessment for the scheme.

 

Other technical and safety information for traffic measures such as pop-up
cycle lanes, Wand Orcas introduced during the pandemic; Leeds City Council
have only delivered the A65 scheme mentioned above at this time, the
technical specifications for these can be found [2]HERE
[3]http://www.rediweldtraffic.co.uk/product...

 

Temporary traffic segregators introduced during the pandemic the technical
specifications for these can be found [4]HERE
[5]https://www.cidgroup.co.uk/files/0371cff...

- and [6]HERE
 [7]https://www.cidgroup.co.uk/Catalogue/TRA...

 

The criteria used to decide whether these temporary measures will be
removed or made permanent.

 

The criteria is dependent on the scheme, some schemes are only provided as
temporary and as restrictions ease will be removed.  Where schemes are
successful and have provided betterment for users, have support locally
and are not causing detriment, then Leeds City Council may look to provide
a permanent solution.

 

In the case of the A65 scheme this will be monitored throughout the trial
and engagement will continue.

 

Consultation for this scheme can be found using the following link
[8]https://leedscovidcyclingstreets.commonp...

 

 

I trust that this response is satisfactory. Under Regulation 11, however,
you are entitled to make representations to us if it appears that we have
failed to comply with a requirement of the Regulations in relation to your
request. Representations must be made to us no later than 40 working days
after the date you believe we failed to comply with such a requirement.

 

We will then consider your representations and supporting evidence and
decide if we have complied, notifying you of our decision as soon as
possible, and no later than 40 working days after the date of receipt of
your representations.

 

Under Regulation 18, you are then entitled to apply to the Information
Commissioner for a decision as to whether, in any specified respect, your
request has not been dealt with in accordance with parts 2 and 3 of the
Regulations.

 

Should you wish to contact the Commissioner’s Office then you can contact
the Commissioner via her website at [9]www.ico.gov.uk

 

I trust that this is self-explanatory.  If you have any queries please
contact me on 0113 3784251, or by return email.

 

Lisa Henderson

Requests Team

Information Management & Governance

Digital & Information Service

Leeds City Council 

 

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