Underlying data behind the East Oxford LTN report
Dear Oxfordshire County Council,
Please provide me with the underlying data that lies behind the final version of the East Oxford LTN evaluation report, and also its predecessor "snapshot report" from June 2023. I'm particularly interested in receiving data that relates to impacts of the East Oxford LTNs on bus time times (routes 1 and 3, and any other routes sed a a control), traffic volumes, journey times, pollution impacts, cycling and walking changes, etc, plus any control sites.
Basically, the evaluation data set out here...
/www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/roads-and-transport/connecting-oxfordshire/low-traffic-neighbourhoods/east-oxford-ltn-air-quality
and here.
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sites/def...
My data request specifically asks for underlying data, which will not - in itself - be published as part of the East Oxford LTN evaluation, or was previously published in the snapshot report. i.e. the Excel version of a dataset and graphs/tables etc, which may only appear in summary form in the evaluation / snapshot reports. My preference is to receive this data in Excel, at the last stage of processing - i.e. where calculations and in-Excel analyses have already been made.
My request has been deliberately timed for the 20-day limit for responding to this request to coincide with the publication of the East Oxford LTN evaluation report, which normally occurs one week before the LTN decision meeting itself. There should, therefore, be no problem with releasing this data to me at this time, given that the data summarised in the East Oxford LTN evaluation report will already be in the public domain at this point (and, indeed, is already half in the public domain thanks to the publication of the snapshot report): on the contrary, I wish to receive the underlying data around the time of the East Oxford LTN decision, so that I might be able to conduct my own analysis of it, ahead of the East Oxford LTN decision meeting. I argue that the public interest is, therefore, very much in favour of publication of the information I am seeking.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Parnham
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Sent: 11 September 2023 19:42
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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Underlying data behind the East
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Dear Oxfordshire County Council,
Please provide me with the underlying data that lies behind the final
version of the East Oxford LTN evaluation report, and also its predecessor
"snapshot report" from June 2023. I'm particularly interested in receiving
data that relates to impacts of the East Oxford LTNs on bus time times
(routes 1 and 3, and any other routes sed a a control), traffic volumes,
journey times, pollution impacts, cycling and walking changes, etc, plus
any control sites.
Basically, the evaluation data set out here...
/www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/roads-and-transport/connecting-oxfordshire/low-traffic-neighbourhoods/east-oxford-ltn-air-quality
and here.
[4]https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/sites/def...
My data request specifically asks for underlying data, which will not - in
itself - be published as part of the East Oxford LTN evaluation, or was
previously published in the snapshot report. i.e. the Excel version of a
dataset and graphs/tables etc, which may only appear in summary form in
the evaluation / snapshot reports. My preference is to receive this data
in Excel, at the last stage of processing - i.e. where calculations and
in-Excel analyses have already been made.
My request has been deliberately timed for the 20-day limit for responding
to this request to coincide with the publication of the East Oxford LTN
evaluation report, which normally occurs one week before the LTN decision
meeting itself. There should, therefore, be no problem with releasing
this data to me at this time, given that the data summarised in the East
Oxford LTN evaluation report will already be in the public domain at this
point (and, indeed, is already half in the public domain thanks to the
publication of the snapshot report): on the contrary, I wish to receive
the underlying data around the time of the East Oxford LTN decision, so
that I might be able to conduct my own analysis of it, ahead of the East
Oxford LTN decision meeting. I argue that the public interest is,
therefore, very much in favour of publication of the information I am
seeking.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Parnham
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Dear Oxfordshire County Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Oxfordshire County Council's handling of my FOI request 'Underlying data behind the East Oxford LTN report'.
You appear to have misunderstood my request, and refused on the basis of costs based on that misunderstanding.
I am not mainly asking for the production of new data. I am asking for data (normally captured in Excel) which the team producing the East Oxford LTN evaluation report have already compiled and analysed. I am asking to receive a copy of this compiled an analysed data, which will be used to generated the published East Oxford LTN report, but is typically more extensive and capable of interdependent analysis - because it's a spreadsheet, not a PDF. The data I am seeking is not normally published.
We have previously had exactly the same debate in relation tot he Cowley LTN underlying data, which you have previously (and eventually) provided me with twice. This correspondence can be found in 19564 EIR (where permission was granted without issue) and 20176 EIR IR where council officially initially dug their heels in and refused, before eventually relenting.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...
Given that we have had exactly the same discussion before, that your unreasonable refusal is based on a straightforward misreading of my request, and the time sensitivity of my request, I suggest you expedite my complaint, and provide me with the data within one week, ahead of the East Oxford LTN decision. I am minded to complain to the ICO, if I can find reasonable grounds to do so, on your response to my request which spared this request for internal review.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/u...
Yours faithfully,
Richard Parnham
Our reference: 22202 EIR
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Renata
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Dear FOI Team,
Our reference: 22202 EIR
I had requested an internal review regarding the above, and was promised a reply by 01 November 2023.
I have not recieved a reply. Please provide me with one. I will shortly be eligible to complain to the Information Commissioner about your non-response, but would rather just receive the data I am seeking. My request is not complicated.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Parnham
Dear Mr Parnham
Please accept our apologies for the delay in this Internal Review. We are
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to have concluded in the next few days.
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From: Richard Parnham <[FOI #1024750 email]>
Sent: 10 November 2023 19:47
To: FOI Team <[Oxfordshire County Council request email]>
Subject: Re: 22202 EIR Internal Review Acknowledgement
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Dear FOI Team,
Our reference: 22202 EIR
I had requested an internal review regarding the above, and was promised a
reply by 01 November 2023.
I have not recieved a reply. Please provide me with one. I will shortly be
eligible to complain to the Information Commissioner about your
non-response, but would rather just receive the data I am seeking. My
request is not complicated.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Parnham
Dear Mr Parnham
Please find attached response to your Internal Review.
Kind Regards
Lucy
Senior Freedom of Information Officer
Voice of the Customer Team
Customers and Organisational Development
Oxfordshire County Council
Email: [1][email address]
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From: Richard Parnham <[FOI #1024750 email]>
Sent: 10 November 2023 19:47
To: FOI Team <[Oxfordshire County Council request email]>
Subject: Re: 22202 EIR Internal Review Acknowledgement
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Dear FOI Team,
Our reference: 22202 EIR
I had requested an internal review regarding the above, and was promised a
reply by 01 November 2023.
I have not recieved a reply. Please provide me with one. I will shortly be
eligible to complain to the Information Commissioner about your
non-response, but would rather just receive the data I am seeking. My
request is not complicated.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Parnham
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