School starts, already a problem

There has been high demand in Gipsy Hill with major route 3 (runs from Crystal Palace to Oxford Circus via Herne Hill, Brixton, Kennington, Lambeth Bridge, Parliament Square, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Square). With another route, which is 322 (runs from Crystal Palace to Clapham Common via Gipsy Hill, West Norwood, Tulse Hill, Herne Hill and Brixton), an infrequent route but will be frequent from contract change with a PVR increase to 10 seeing a 10 minute frequency from current 15.

The PVR of 322 is 8 and PVR of 3 is 22 with frequency of 7-8 mins Monday to Friday average, Saturday being around 10-13 minutes and Sunday being around 12-15 minutes with evenings being around 12-15 minutes.

There are schools with many students, and the fact is that majority of the 15-yo+ students walk across Gipsy Hill to Crystal Palace or the Gipsy Hill Station. Or fill themselves on 3 or 322 northbound. This is what I investigated today:

Many people at the Gipsy Hill bus stop all waiting for a 3. Eventually 2421 (SN61CYA) got packed above.

Yeah, a bit of a load at Gipsy Hill bus stop for 322. Most of the people take the 3 as it's more reliable. For West Norwood, people take 322. It's the only route unless they go to Crystal Palace and take a 432 but that's not much of a better option. Some schoolkids actually do go up Gipsy Hill and there is a school there too.

There should be a new route to help this problem, not only will it solve the school problem, but the northbound AM peak which is the same as southbound AM peak but slightly worse. Only this could help with a glimpse:

A new bus route running from Crystal Palace to London Bridge via route 322 to Gipsy Hill, 3 until Brixton then 133 to London Bridge. This would not only relieve the school kids on route 3, 68 and 468. But will also relieve the peaks of route 3 and 68/468. 68 and 468 are not relieved but except by themselves. By the new route going further into the city, this will increase help on 35, 40 and 133 further to the city. Having the route from the City to the suburbs of the torched down palace, would make new links and would make the first fastest link from Crystal Palace to Elephant & Castle leaving 363 the slowest, unless you exchange routes such as taking 3 then 68 or 468, which is now not needed and you can save money by only taking this route. By having this plan, would make some heavy relieves on key routes 3 and 133. With minor relieving on 35 and 40. I have explained my point already, if plan goes ahead, then so be it. I will send a TfL request soon hopefully. This is my plan below:

This is the map of the route. The placemarks indicate the first/last stop in each end.

So this route does the following:

• Save money by only taking one route into the City of London
• Faster link to Elephant & Castle
• Relieves 3, 68 and 468 with minor relieving to 35, 40 and 133
• Another route across roads with existing routes making good relieving
• New link

By then this route would make valuable point, I shall point out further stuff to the route to, that if it happens to be. But this is only my thoughts so I can't guarantee this will happen at all. So there it is. If you want me to calculate the PVR, go-ahead and I'll calculate. Anything else, feel free to tell me.