Demand planning guidance

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Dear Transport for London,

For bus route planners, there is a guidance on planning bus routes and service patterns. Specifically I want to request on how demand is measured and the guidance behind it on measuring demand i.e developments or increased usage

Yours faithfully,

Sean Cirillo

FOI, Transport for London

Dear Sean Cirillo

 

Our ref: FOI-0952-2122/GH

 

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 3
August 2021 asking for information about bus route planning.

 

Your request will be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and our information access policy, and we will issue
you with a response by 31 August 2021. We publish a substantial range of
information on our website on subjects including operational performance,
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Yours sincerely

 

Graham Hurt

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

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Dear Sean Cirillo

 

Our ref: FOI-0952-2122/GH

 

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 3
August 2021 asking for information about bus route planning.

 

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that
we do hold the information you require.

 

Please see the published guidelines, which are currently under review: 
[1]http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-service-pl...

 

Specifically demand is measured through data gained from passengers
tapping in on buses giving time, boarding point and routes, and inferred
alighting points, backed up by manual on-bus and off-bus surveys.  Future
changes in demand would be forecast via TfL’s strategic models and
information from local authorities and transport assessments from
developments.  Please see the following links:

[2]https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publication...

[3]https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/urban-planni...

 

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

 

If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached
information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Graham Hurt

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

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