TfL plan to reroute Bus 40 away from London Bridge

[cella]

dbboy Wrote:

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> Cella - Khan doesn't care about the impact or

> consequences, he signs off the TfL recommendations

> given to him as it makes no difference to how he

> operates.

>

You have no evidence again and you are incorrect in what you say. Disliking the Mayor for whatever reason is one thing - merely repeating things proves nothing.

[rollflick]

With bus travel declining in Southwark by 12%, the biggest drop across all of London, and the government cutting all subsidy, TfL clearly had to do something. On part of route 40, there were double the numbers of buses travelling than needed for passenger demand, meanwhile on the RV1 route in Bankside every journey was being subsidised by ?3.20. Of course people had strong feelings but simply telling TfL to protect a bus service won't solve the financial pressures it faces.

Other boroughs like Camden and Hackney are implementing radical measures to prioritise buses, like on Tottenham Court Road, London Fields and Wells Street. By tackling bus delays, operating costs can be reduced and passenger numbers increased, making their services viable for the future. Sadly local politicians over here have done little more than just pose for photos at protests.

By the way 20mph actually helps buses by making their journey times more competitive compared to their biggest competitors, private cars, Ubers etc., that don't have to stop often. It also reduces collisions, which according to TfL are the biggest cause of disruptive congestion that plays havoc with timetables.

[Bic Basher]

rollflick Wrote:

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> By the way 20mph actually helps buses by making

> their journey times more competitive compared to

> their biggest competitors, private cars, Ubers

> etc., that don't have to stop often. It also

> reduces collisions, which according to TfL are the

> biggest cause of disruptive congestion that plays

> havoc with timetables.

I can't see how the reduction in speed is making buses more "competitive" when journey times are much longer than before. There's no reason to travel on a bus into Zone 1 during the day when the bus takes much longer to travel to Charing Cross for example than to travel via rail instead.

Holding up buses to regulate the service just adds frustration to passengers who already have to leave earlier to reach destinations.

All it does is alienate those who most require buses, the poorest in society and those with disabilities who can't access rail services.

There may be other factors to why bus journeys are down 12% in the borough. Passengers can travel on London Overground off-peak for the same price as a single bus journey for example between Denmark Hill and Rotherhithe, a journey which would otherwise require a bus change in Peckham with a longer journey time.