Your Gipsy Hill

TfL is reviewing the structure and performance of three local bus routes.

• 3 – Crystal Palace to Oxford Circus
• N3 – Bromley to Oxford Circus

These routes have contract end dates between September 2011 and March 2012, when any changes would come into effect.

Carl would like to hear your views about the service on these routes – email carlbelgrove@gmail.com or write to fill in our feedback form below.

Here’s the text of a letter that TfL are sending out to stakeholders:

“Feedback is welcome on any particular problems you may have identified (in addition to those already shared as part of the on-going liaison) and also suggestions that may include:

 - enhancing social inclusion
 - corridors or areas that might benefit from new or enhanced Sunday or night services
 - areas or corridors on which you feel increased frequency or larger vehicles are needed to cater for demand
 - identifying routes which you feel are unreliable
 - ideas which improve integration with other transport modes or interchange with other bus routes or improve access to major developments

Once we have input from stakeholders and have reviewed the services, proposals for change will be evaluated to assess their value. While this means that not all suggestions made can be progresses, it is important that we have your ideas to help us understand differing priorities.

We will conduct further consultation for each route after the service has been reviewed and, where applicable, we have developed more detailed proposals.

Please return your comments to me by noon on Friday 5 March August 2010.”

Carl says: “I know from my own experience, and speaking with other bus users, that speeding and reliability remain important issues that TfL needs to take on board. The 3 and N3 are as popular as ever and the only local service for many people in this area. There must not be any more cuts to the service and, if anything, a more frequent service is needed as part of the new contract.”

If you would like to make your voice heard, please get in touch before the 5th March deadline. We’ll post a copy of our submission on this site next weekend.