Our reference: 17266 EIR

Our reference:  17266 EIR

Dear Mr Parkes,

Thank you for your correspondence received on 10 September 2020 in which
you asked for the following information:

Please could you provide me with the timings of all traffic lights which
have pedestrian crossings in the city of Oxford.

What I'm looking for is how long pedestrians/vehicles have to wait after
someone presses the button at each set of lights in all different
circumstances and at different times of the day (in case it changes at
rush hour, weekend, etc), or is related to other traffic lights on a
nearby junction.

Could I have this in a text based format (or CSV/XML/JSON, etc) rather
than a PDF.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested as soon as possible and in any event within the next 20 working
days in compliance with the Environmental Information Regulations
2004/Freedom of Information Act 2000, unless an exception applies. This
means that the council will respond to you by the end of 08 October 2020
at the latest.

If appropriate, the information requested can be made available in
alternative formats, including other languages, Braille, large print, and
audiocassette. If you require any of these formats then please let me
know.

Please contact me if you have any have further enquiries about your
request. I would be grateful if you could quote the reference number given
at the top of this email.

Kind regards

Renata Malinowski

Freedom of Information Support Officer

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Our reference:  17266 EIR

Dear Mr Parkes,

Thank you for your request of 10 September 2020 in which you asked for the
following information;

Please could you provide me with the timings of all traffic lights which
have pedestrian crossings in the city of Oxford.

What I'm looking for is how long pedestrians/vehicles have to wait after
someone presses the button at each set of lights in all different
circumstances and at different times of the day (in case it changes at
rush hour, weekend, etc), or is related to other traffic lights on a
nearby junction.

Could I have this in a text-based format (or CSV/XML/JSON, etc) rather
than a PDF.

The Council does hold this information, however it is the Council’s view
that to comply with your request would absorb enough of its staff’s time
to engage regulation 12(4)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulations
2004. Regulation 12(4)(b) provides that a public authority is excepted
from complying with a request for information if that authority considers
that it would place a ‘substantial and unreasonable burden on [its]
resources’. 

It is the Council’s estimate that to provide you with the information that
you have requested would absorb approximately 106.5 hours of staff time. 
The Council considers that this represents a substantial burden and an
unreasonable diversion of its resources from the provision of essential
public services. The Council has estimated the time that it would take to
deal with your request accordingly:

 1. Searching controlled pedestrian crossing configuration files: 87 site
files @ 30 minutes per controller configuration = 43 hours and 30
minutes;
 2. Searching signalised traffic signal junction configuration files: 42
site files @ 90 minutes per controller configuration = 63 hours

TOTAL TIME= 106.5 hours

As you can see, to comply with your request would impose a substantial
burden on the Council’s resources.  In reaching its decision, the Council
also considered whether disclosure would be in the public interest.

Public Interest Test

Arguments for disclosure

 1. That there is an explicit presumption in favour of disclosure under
EIR 2004; and
 2. Disclosure could further the understanding of, and participation in,
public debate.

Arguments against disclosure

 1. Committing a considerable amount of the Council’s resources to
answering this request would detract from the services that it
provides in other areas;
 2. The importance of the matter at hand does not constitute an overriding
or exceptional reason for disclosure.

On this occasion, the Council finds that the public interest in refusing
your request outweighs the public interest in complying with it. 

Advice and Assistance

In accordance with the Council’s duty to now advise and assist you, might
I suggest that you consider amending your request to narrow its scope. For
instance, you may wish to reduce the number of requests that you have
made; I anticipate that the Council could provide timings for 60
controlled pedestrian crossings or the timings for 20 signalised traffic
signal junctions. To assist you with this, please find attached a site
list.

Internal review

If you are dissatisfied with the service or response to your request, you
can ask for an internal review as follows:

·         Contact the Freedom of Information team in Law & Governance:

[1][Oxfordshire County Council request email] 

·         Write to the Freedom of Information team at the FREEPOST
address:

Freedom of Information Team
Oxfordshire County Council
FREEPOST (RTLL-ECKS-GLUA)
Oxford OX1 1YA

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Telephone: 0303 123 1113 Website:  [2]https://ico.org.uk

Please let me know if you have further enquiries. I would be grateful if
you could use the reference number given at the top of this email.

Yours sincerely,

Ben Broughton

Principal Officer – Traffic Signals

Traffic Signals

Oxfordshire County Council

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Our reference: 17364 EIR

Dear Mr Parkes,

Thank you for your correspondence received on 08 October 2020 in which you
asked for the following information:

Could you provide me with the configuration files for two the pedestrian
crossings on Abingdon Road near Oswestry Street and Lincoln Road.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested as soon as possible and in any event within the next 20 working
days in compliance with the Environmental Information Regulations
2004/Freedom of Information Act 2000, unless an exception applies. This
means that the council will respond to you by the end of 05 November 2020
at the latest.

If appropriate, the information requested can be made available in
alternative formats, including other languages, Braille, large print, and
audiocassette. If you require any of these formats then please let me
know.

Please contact me if you have any have further enquiries about your
request. I would be grateful if you could quote the reference number given
at the top of this email.

Kind regards

Renata Malinowski

Freedom of Information Support Officer

Email: [1]E&[email address] and
[2][email address]

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Dear Mr Parkes,

Please find attached our response to your Environmental Information
Request. 

Kind Regards

Renata Malinowski

Freedom of Information Support Officer

Joint Commissioning and E&E

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