Here are
the consultations from TFL on the proposals to change the London Bus routes.
Debden and Loughton in Essex are currently
linked to North East London by TfL bus routes 20, 167, 397 and 549. Essex County Council provided funding
towards the operation of routes 20 and 167, however this stopped in April.
Why we are consulting?
We have developed proposals to restructure route 167 in response to this loss of
funding and would like to know your views.
In
summary:
·
Route
167 would no longer run between Loughton
station and Debden station
·
A new
route 677 would be introduced providing a limited stop service between Ilford
and schools in Debden using double deck buses. This would operate on school
days only
·
No
changes are proposed to route 20
What are we proposing?
We are proposing that route 167 would no longer
run between Loughton station and Debden station.
Buses would continue to run between Ilford and
Loughton every 20 minutes Mondays to Saturdays and every 30 minutes all
evenings and Sundays.
Consultation
ends by Friday 22nd July 2016
Proposed
bus service changes in the Tottenham Court Road area
In 2014, Camden Council carried out a public
consultation on proposed road layout changes in the Tottenham Court Road and
Gower Street areas as part of the West End Project. Proposals included transforming Tottenham
Court Road and Gower Street from one way roads into two-way roads and
introducing bus-and-cycle-only operation in Tottenham Court Road on Monday to
Saturday between 8am to 7pm. A number of
public space improvements were also put forward to enhance the area for
visiting and retail activity.
The overarching aims of the proposals included:
·
Reducing
the impact of fast moving traffic
·
Improved
safety for pedestrians and cyclists
·
Reducing
air pollution from vehicle traffic
·
Preparing
the area for an increase in pedestrians expected with the opening of Crossrail
at Tottenham Court Road station
·
Simplifying
the bus network and improving access to and from the area
The overall response to this consultation was
favourable and Camden Council anticipate starting construction on the scheme
later this year (2016). For more
information on the West End Project and Camden Council’s 2014 consultation
please see: www.camden.gov.uk/westendproject
Consultation
ends on Sunday 24th July 2016
Changes
to routes EL1 and 387
Barking Riverside is changing significantly and
will eventually see 10,900 new homes. Phase 1 of the development around
Galleons Drive and Minter Road is nearing completion. Phase 2 of the
development around Drovers Road will begin to open throughout 2017. Initially
it will consist of a school campus and approximately 500 homes.
We are working closely with the London Borough
of Barking and Dagenham and the Developer to provide bus services for these new
developments.
Route EL1
is a 24-hour bus route which runs between Ilford Town Centre and Barking
Reach every 6 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes and every 10 minutes in the
evening and on Sundays. Buses run every 30 minutes throughout the night.
Route 387 runs between Little Heath (King
George Hospital) and Barking Reach every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes
and every 20 minutes on Sundays and all evenings.
What are we proposing?
We are proposing the following change to route
EL1:
·
Extend
route EL1 from its current terminus near Mallards Road to a new terminus near
Drovers Road in the Barking Riverside development. The routeing would use new
roads currently being constructed. This would link Thames View Estate with the
new school
We are proposing the following changes to
change route 387 to route EL3:
·
Re-route
387 through Barking town centre along the more direct bus-only roads used by
East London Transit routes, to improve journey times and reliability for
passengers.
·
Re-route
387 at River Road in both directions to run via Thames Road, Creek Road, Long
Reach Road and new roads within Barking Riverside to a new terminus near
Drovers Road. This would allow it to serve the new school and housing. Buses
would no longer serve the section of Thames Road between the junctions with
Creek Road and Marine Drive.
·
Route
387 would be renamed EL3 making it part of the East London Transit network that
uses roads with higher levels of bus priority.
·
The
daytime frequency of the EL3 would increase to a bus every 10 minutes on Monday
to Friday.
Consultation
closes on 14th August 2016
A quick
point: This will mean that 387 will change its route number to EL3 to make it part of the ‘East London
Transit’ network. Recently route EL2 was diverted to
run between Dagenham Dock station and Becontree Heath serving Barking Town
Centre and Longbridge Road.
Proposed
changes to route W11 in Walthamstow
Route W11 runs between Chingford Hall Estate
and Walthamstow Central station with buses running during the day every 10
minutes on Monday to Saturdays and 15 minutes on Sundays. During the evenings
it runs every 15 minutes Mondays to Saturdays and half hourly on Sundays.
Between 2012 and 2014 Palmerston Road railway
bridge in Walthamstow was closed for maintenance work. As a result, route W11
was put on temporary diversion via Forest Road, Hoe Street and Selborne Road to
Walthamstow Central. Route W15 was also temporarily diverted via Forest Road,
Blackhorse Road and South Grove.
Once the works were completed both services
returned to their previous routeing along Palmerston Road. Usage of the W15
increased while the diversion was in place and we received requests from bus
passengers and stakeholders for this routeing to be made permanent.
Further, substantial housing development is
scheduled to be built in the Blackhorse Road area. It is expected that 2,500
units will be built in total, along with other area amenities – including
additional local retail and a primary school.
Following a number of requests from bus users
and the noted increase in usage from the previous diversion we are proposing to
re-route the W11 via Forest Road, Blackhorse Road, and South Grove. This would
provide faster access to the Victoria Line and Overground services via
Blackhorse Road station. It would also help provide additional capacity for new
development.
Route W15 was considered for the diversion.
However, this is a long route and runs through a number of busy town centres
including Hackney and Leyton as well as Walthamstow. We would need extra buses
in the schedule to operate the route reliably and we consider changing the W11
would be a better use of our resources.
Consultation
closes on Monday 15th August 2016
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