I know this is a bit of a different discussion but you always want to push Billy Mill, personally unless there's massive improvements for pedestrians crossing the Coast Road, I'd be trying to get as many buses off the Coast Road as possible and people getting on the buses elsewhere aka. faster services along Verne Road.

From someone who used to hang around Billy Mill as a kid, no-one wants to use the Subways along there if they can be avoided (we used to dash across the road instead).

https://www.google.com/maps/@55.0148187,...?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D - Going down stairs like that into the unknown is not pleasant, made even worse by grafitti with 'RIP' since you don't know who's hanging out down there.

It's a serious issue along there and affects around Selby Gardens and Chillingham Road aswell, I wouldn't be surprised if there's people who won't use the buses as a result or go the long way to avoid it (62/63). I certainly can't blame people for not wanting to.

1970's typical anti pedestrian planning and it badly needs work imo. The fact there's an anti pedestrian fence to stop people at Battle Hill sums up it's a problem.