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Central London Bus Services Review Central London Bus Services Review Consultation Report April 2019 Contents Executive summary ..................................................................................................... 3 Summary of issues raised during consultation ......................................................... 3 Petitions ................................................................................................................... 5 Next steps ................................................................................................................ 5 1. About the proposals ................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Purpose .......................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Detailed description ........................................................................................ 8 2. About the consultation ........................................................................................... 14 2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................ 14 2.2 Potential outcomes ....................................................................................... 14 2.3 Who we consulted ........................................................................................ 14 2.4 Dates and duration ....................................................................................... 14 2.5 What we asked ............................................................................................. 15 2.6 Methods of responding ................................................................................. 16 2.7 Consultation materials and publicity ............................................................. 16 2.9 Equalities Impact Assessment ..................................................................... 19 3. About the respondents .......................................................................................... 21 4. Summary of all consultation responses ................................................................. 26 5. Summary of stakeholder responses ............................................................... 125 6. Next steps ....................................................................................................... 163 Appendix A: Consultation questions ........................................................................ 164 Appendix B: Stakeholder lists .................................................................................. 166 Appendix C: Consultation advertising...................................................................... 189 Appendix D: Press release ...................................................................................... 192 Appendix E: Public and stakeholder emails ............................................................ 197 Appendix F: About the respondents ........................................................................ 199 2 Executive summary This document explains the processes, responses and outcomes of the consultation on the central London Bus Services Review. Between 28 September and 9 November 2018 we consulted on changes to 33 bus routes in central London and the proposed introduction of one new route. These routes run across London, but the majority of proposed changes take place in inner and central London. We received 7,184 public responses to the consultation and 134 stakeholder responses. Summary of issues raised during consultation Tottenham Court Road (routes 14 and 134) 750 people provided comments on these routes 79% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 80% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange The most common concern was on access to central London King’s Road, Piccadilly, Shaftesbury Avenue (routes 9, N9, 11, 19, 22, 311) 2,290 people provided comments on these routes 89% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 88% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange The most common concern was on access to Battersea and bus capacity Whitehall and Westminster Bridge (routes 3 and 53) 505 people provided comments on these routes 74% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 69% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange The most common concern was on access to central London Waterloo to Fleet Street (routes 4, 172 and 341) 722 provided comments on these routes 78% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 75% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange The most common concerns were on access to Waterloo and access to Waterloo for passengers with mobility issues Euston Road (routes 59 and 476) 442 provided comments on these routes 74% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 65% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange 3 The most common concern was on access to Euston station Marylebone Road (routes 205 and N205) 216 people provided comments on these routes 45% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 36% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange The most common concern was that the restructure of routes will make it harder for passengers with mobility issues to access Marylebone station Kingsway (route 171) 464 people provided comments on this route 82% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 82% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange The most common concern was access to central London Blackfriars and London Bridge (routes 35, 40, 45, 76, 100, 388, 343, RV1) 1,402 people provided comments on these routes 80% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 76% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange The most common concern was access to London Bridge and the withdrawal of route RV1 Kingsland Road (route 67, 149 and 242) 557 people provided comments on these routes 81% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 74% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange The most common concern was the worsening of public transport coverage in Hackney and access to the City London Bridge and Hackney (routes 26, 48 and 55) 827 people provided comments on these routes 81% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 73% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange The most common issue was access to London Bridge for people with mobility issues Holloway Road (271 night service) 165 people provided comments on this route 65% of respondents felt it would increase their journey time 56% of respondents felt it would increase their amount of interchange 4 The most common concerns were interchange, walking greater distances to and from bus stops at night will decrease passenger's, especially women’s safety, and access to Whittington Hospital Petitions There were 6 petitions submitted against the proposals. Four of these petitions were against changes to route 19. Together they had 3,437 signatures. The other two were against the changes to route 53 (1,938 signatures) and routes 48 and 242 (1,473 signatures). Next steps We have now published our response to issues raised document which explains our next steps. 5 1. About the proposals 1.1 Introduction The way people travel around London is constantly changing. We need to have a public transport system that adapts to varying demand, while supporting economic growth and allowing Londoners to live, work and enjoy life in the Capital. Buses play a unique role in the life of London. They are the most accessible form of public transport and they provide the widest and densest network of travel options for distances that are too long to walk or cycle. Good reliable bus services are fundamental to how our customers move around the city. The bus network is crucial to London’s continued economic and social development, and will be vital in meeting the Mayor’s Transport Strategy target of 80 per cent of journeys being made using sustainable transport options by 2041. In 2016 the Mayor introduced the Hopper fare which has already helped millions of passengers make affordable bus journeys across London. The Hopper fare allows Londoners to make multiple journeys within one hour at no extra cost. The Mayor’s Transport Strategy also stated the importance of making the most of the flexibility of the bus network to reduce and remove existing services where they are no longer required in central and inner London and use this capacity to provide new or improved services in outer London. Our investment in walking and cycling infrastructure, as well as improvements to the Overground and Tube network, are starting to change how our customers use the bus network. Our customers are now finding that they have a number of new travel options that are quicker, easier and more accessible when compared to their existing bus journeys. This change in bus use is most pronounced in central London and the map below illustrates how many people are using our buses and how this has changed considerably during the period 2014/15 – 2017/18. 6 We are taking steps to address this decline in bus use in central London. One way to address this is to improve our customer experience by tackling bus
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