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Dear Waltham Forest Borough Council,

I am writing to request the answers to the following questions, on
the subject of cycling within your borough, under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

1. What percentage of your borough's total road kilometres consists
of fully, hard segregated cycle routes?

2. How many total kilometres of fully, hard segregated cycle routes
does this equate to?

3. Since the 6th of May 2010, how much money in pounds sterling has
been spent from your borough's transport budget on creating further
fully, hard segregated cycle routes?

4. In relation to the above question, what percentage of your total
transport spend within your borough for the named period did this
constitute?

5. For the period between the 1st of April 2014 and the 31st of
March 2015, how much total money in pounds sterling from your
borough's transport budget has been or will be allocated to
creating further fully, hard segregated cycle routes?

6. For the period mentioned in question 5, what percentage of your
borough's transport budget does this constitute?

7. What percentage of road kilometres under your sole control are
20mph roads?

8. Aside from the above mentioned, what other initiatives is your
borough undertaking to improve the safety of cyclists on roads
under your authority?

In this instance, hard segregation means where there is a kerb
separating the standard road surface from the cycleway. It does not
include shared footpath and cyclepath routes where this is no
separation between the footway and the cycleway. Please only
include cycleways that are solely under your council's control for
this figure.

Total road kilometres is the distance of standard roads that are
accessible to motorised vehicles, in addition to the distance of
hard-segregated cycleways as described in the above paragraph.
Please only include roads and cycleways that are solely under your
council's control in this calculation.

Please email your responses in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet within
20 working days of this request being submitted, that is to say by
the 28th of February 2014.

Yours faithfully,

Will Nickell

Information Officer, Waltham Forest Borough Council

Dear Mr Nickell

I acknowledge receipt of your request on 31 January 2014.

I have logged your request under our reference number FOI 2013-1010.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, the Council has 20 working days in which to respond to your request. Therefore, a written response will be sent to you on or by 28 February 2014.

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London Borough of Waltham Forest
Information Officer
Complaints Team
Room 104 Town Hall
Forest Road
London
E17 4JF

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Marlon Guildford
Information Officer
Complaints Team
Rm 104,
Waltham Forest Town Hall
E17 4JF
Tel:- 020 8496 4209
Fax:- 020 8496 4786
Email:- [email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Will Nickell [mailto:[FOI #195416 email]]
Sent: 30 January 2014 23:03
To: Information Officer
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Cycle Infrastructure

Dear Waltham Forest Borough Council,

I am writing to request the answers to the following questions, on the subject of cycling within your borough, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

1. What percentage of your borough's total road kilometres consists of fully, hard segregated cycle routes?

2. How many total kilometres of fully, hard segregated cycle routes does this equate to?

3. Since the 6th of May 2010, how much money in pounds sterling has been spent from your borough's transport budget on creating further fully, hard segregated cycle routes?

4. In relation to the above question, what percentage of your total transport spend within your borough for the named period did this constitute?

5. For the period between the 1st of April 2014 and the 31st of March 2015, how much total money in pounds sterling from your borough's transport budget has been or will be allocated to creating further fully, hard segregated cycle routes?

6. For the period mentioned in question 5, what percentage of your borough's transport budget does this constitute?

7. What percentage of road kilometres under your sole control are 20mph roads?

8. Aside from the above mentioned, what other initiatives is your borough undertaking to improve the safety of cyclists on roads under your authority?

In this instance, hard segregation means where there is a kerb separating the standard road surface from the cycleway. It does not include shared footpath and cyclepath routes where this is no separation between the footway and the cycleway. Please only include cycleways that are solely under your council's control for this figure.

Total road kilometres is the distance of standard roads that are accessible to motorised vehicles, in addition to the distance of hard-segregated cycleways as described in the above paragraph.
Please only include roads and cycleways that are solely under your council's control in this calculation.

Please email your responses in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet within
20 working days of this request being submitted, that is to say by the 28th of February 2014.

Yours faithfully,

Will Nickell

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Shaun Clark, Waltham Forest Borough Council

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Dear Mr Nickell

 

Please see the attached letter in response to your FOI request.

 

Kind regards

 

Shaun Clark

Project Engineer

Project Development

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Low Hall

Argall Avenue

Leyton

E10 7AS

Tel. 020 8496 1030

 

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Dear Waltham Forest Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Waltham Forest Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Cycle Infrastructure'.

A copy of the same request was sent to every borough council in London, Transport for London and the Common Council of the City of London. To date, 29 of the other 33 authorities have responded in full and without question. This makes a mockery of your council's claim that to provide this information would cost more than the £450 limit.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

Will Nickell

Information Officer, Waltham Forest Borough Council

Dear Mr Nickell

I acknowledge receipt of your request on 19 March 2014.

I have logged your request under our reference number FOIR 2013-0037.
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, the Council has 20 working days in which to respond to your request. Therefore, a written response will be sent to you on or by 16 April 2014.

Marlon Guildford
Information Officer
Complaints Team
Rm 104,
Waltham Forest Town Hall
E17 4JF
Tel:- 020 8496 4209
Fax:- 020 8496 4786
Email:- [email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Will Nickell [mailto:[FOI #195416 email]]
Sent: 19 March 2014 08:48
To: Information Officer
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Cycle Infrastructure

Dear Waltham Forest Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Waltham Forest Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Cycle Infrastructure'.

A copy of the same request was sent to every borough council in London, Transport for London and the Common Council of the City of London. To date, 29 of the other 33 authorities have responded in full and without question. This makes a mockery of your council's claim that to provide this information would cost more than the £450 limit.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

Will Nickell

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Chris Bowers, Waltham Forest Borough Council

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Dear Mr Nickell,

 

Further to my colleagues e-mail below, please disregard this response to
your FoI request.

 

I’m currently preparing a more obliging reply to supply the information
required, which you will receive today.

 

Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience.

 

Kind regards,

 

Chris Bowers
Project Development Manager
Environment & Regeneration
Waltham Forest Council
Low Hall
Argall Ave
London E10 7AS

 

Tel: 020 8496 1029

 

If you are an adult and live, work or study in Waltham Forest then why not
book a free cycle training lesson? Please visit [1]www.cycleconfident.com
and click on the ‘Contact Us’ tab, or telephone 0845 373 0337 for more
details.

 

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From: Shaun Clark
Sent: 18 March 2014 15:09
To: '[FOI #195416 email]'
Cc: Information Officer
Subject: Request under FOI Act – Will Nickell – FOI 2013-1010

 

Dear Mr Nickell

 

Please see the attached letter in response to your FOI request.

 

Kind regards

 

Shaun Clark

Project Engineer

Project Development

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Low Hall

Argall Avenue

Leyton

E10 7AS

Tel. 020 8496 1030

 

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Chris Bowers, Waltham Forest Borough Council

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Dear Mr Nickell,

 

Further to my e-mail earlier today, please find attached the Council’s
updated response to your FoI request.

 

I trust the details now provided are sufficient for your requirements.

 

Thank you for your patience.

 

Kind regards,

 

Chris Bowers
Project Development Manager
Environment & Regeneration
Waltham Forest Council
Low Hall
Argall Ave
London E10 7AS

 

Tel: 020 8496 1029

 

If you are an adult and live, work or study in Waltham Forest then why not
book a free cycle training lesson? Please visit [1]www.cycleconfident.com
and click on the ‘Contact Us’ tab, or telephone 0845 373 0337 for more
details.

 

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From: Chris Bowers
Sent: 24 March 2014 12:44
To: '[FOI #195416 email]'
Subject: RE: Request under FOI Act – Will Nickell – FOI 2013-1010

 

Dear Mr Nickell,

 

Further to my colleagues e-mail below, please disregard this response to
your FoI request.

 

I’m currently preparing a more obliging reply to supply the information
required, which you will receive today.

 

Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience.

 

Kind regards,

 

Chris Bowers
Project Development Manager
Environment & Regeneration
Waltham Forest Council
Low Hall
Argall Ave
London E10 7AS

 

Tel: 020 8496 1029

 

If you are an adult and live, work or study in Waltham Forest then why not
book a free cycle training lesson? Please visit [3]www.cycleconfident.com
and click on the ‘Contact Us’ tab, or telephone 0845 373 0337 for more
details.

 

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From: Shaun Clark
Sent: 18 March 2014 15:09
To: '[FOI #195416 email]'
Cc: Information Officer
Subject: Request under FOI Act – Will Nickell – FOI 2013-1010

 

Dear Mr Nickell

 

Please see the attached letter in response to your FOI request.

 

Kind regards

 

Shaun Clark

Project Engineer

Project Development

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Low Hall

Argall Avenue

Leyton

E10 7AS

Tel. 020 8496 1030

 

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