R1, R2, R3, R6 and B14 – Orpington bus proposals
Update 7 November 2023
This consultation has now closed. Thank you to everyone who responded. We are analysing your feedback and will report back shortly.
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We’re proposing changes to some Orpington bus services and would like to hear your views. These include changes to bus routes R1, R3, and B14 which would see them replace routes R2 and R6.
On this page you can find out more about the proposals, how they may impact you, and how you can have your say.
Bus routes serving Orpington town centre
Route proposals in detail
Equalities Impact Assessment
Background
How you can find out more
Tell us your views
What happens next
Bus routes serving Orpington town centre
Our proposals aim to provide some new and improved local bus connections in Orpington.
These could help encourage more use of public transport, while continuing to provide regular bus services to popular destinations in the area.
These include, between:
- The Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) and Petts Wood rail station
- Petts Wood and Green Street Green
- Biggin Hill Valley and Orpington rail station
- Biggin Hill Valley and St Mary Cray rail station
- Areas east of Orpington High Street, north towards Bexleyheath and Sidcup
Route proposals in detail
These proposals are presented in three sections for quick access to the information that interests you. You can view the proposals for each section via the links below:
1. Proposal to reroute the R3 via Towncourt Lane in Petts Wood
2. Proposal to withdraw the R2 and replace it with changes to the R1 and the R3
3. Proposal to withdraw the R6 and replace it with changes to the B14
The following map provides an overview of the proposed route changes. More maps can be viewed in detail via the maps section to the right of this page.
Equalities Impact Assessment
We have undertaken an initial Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) for these proposals. The EqIA identifies and examines in more detail what positive and negative impacts these proposals may have on individuals with protected characteristics together with our equality objectives and how we propose to mitigate any negative impacts.
The impacts and mitigations described within the full EqIA will be considered as part of the decision-making process to determine whether we will proceed with the proposals. The EqIA will be kept under review and updated to reflect any relevant new information, including information which comes in as part of the consultation process.
The full document is available to read and download from the document library.
Background
We continuously review and adapt the bus network to reflect changing customer needs. This includes proposing adjustments to bus existing routes, to ensure services can continue to operate efficiently in areas where our customers need them most.
London’s bus network is our most affordable, accessible, and available form of public transport and offers the main sustainable alternative to cars for those journeys that can’t easily be walked or cycled. It is also London’s most flexible mode of public transport. You can read more about how we are increasing the number of bus journeys by making bus travel better, quicker, and greener in our Bus action plan.
How you can find out more
You can use the question tool on this page during the consultation period. We will respond your questions as soon as we can.
If you need to translate this page into another language, please use the ‘Select language’ button at the bottom of this page.
We have provided more information to help you respond. Visit the maps and document library for:
- Maps, diagrams and route guides
- A Word and PDF version of the consultation survey in case you would prefer to respond in writing
- An Easy Read version of our proposals
- An Easy Read version of our survey
Connecting with London's deaf community on our consultations
To further enhance how we engage and consult with London's deaf community we are trialling a British Sign Language (BSL) consultation conversation service for this consultation. This service will allow the TfL consultation lead to have a two-way BSL translated discussion on any aspect of this consultation with a BSL speaker.
To request a BSL consultation conversation please contact us at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk and we will be in contact to arrange this at a convenient time. Following this trial, we will evaluate the service to determine if this is something we are able to offer on other consultations in the future.
What happens next
These proposals are subject to the outcome of our consultation. Once consultation ends on Wednesday 1 November 2023, we will spend time considering all the responses we receive and will prepare a consultation report.
The consultation report will help us reach a decision about how bus routes R1, R2, R3, R6 and B14 may change in Orpington.
The report will be available to everyone that takes part in the consultation and a copy will be published on our website.