Reminder the survey closes today if you haven't already had your say -
https://getinvolved.ptv.vic.gov.au/Keysborough-south
I voted for option B, suggesting that the route must continue to serve Waterways. Rather than worrying that the round trip would no longer be achievable in under 80 mins and therefore jeopardise the proposed 40 min headway, this is actually an opportunity to run a 30 min headway with a third bus.
I've being mulling over some ideas for broader changes to the network that I have also put forward to PTV.
815 - Withdraw route, replaced by Keysborough South route running up Buckley St (rather than Bloomfield Rd).
813 - To compensate for the removal of 815 on Corrigan Rd, increase the headway to half-hourly along the entire route to Waverley Gardens, improving the link between Keysborough & Springvale.
814 - Due to the increase of service on 813, redirect 814 to Glen Waverley instead of Springvale South. Police Rd would continue to be served by the half-hourly 631 and 813, and in parts by 885 and 814/848. Following on from ideas in the bus review, I'd operate the route via Albany Dr, Wellington Rd, Brandon Park Dr, Lum Rd, Waverley Rd and Springvale Rd. Those living in the vicinity of Albany Dr gain a direct rail connection, with the current 848 sending them a long way backwards to Dandenong unless they are happy to change buses (not to mention connections with the 850 at Brandon Park are poor and not guaranteed). It also improves coverage in parts of western Wheelers Hill that have no service today.
848 - Reroute the service to Glen Waverley as per my suggestion for 814, thus providing a half-hourly link between Waverley Gardens & Glen Waverley on a separate corridor to 850.
885 - Extend to Springvale South to cover off this portion of 814, potentially also doubling the service between Springvale & Springvale South to half-hourly.
The end result is several hourly back-street routes become more legible, serving more logical destinations with services doubled on many routes to a more useable half-hourly headway. As there is several cases of resources being reallocated, the net vehicle and operating costs would be moderate.
Kind Regards
Craig