6 May 2005
In a further example of how the Internet can be harnessed to increase efficiency and improve people's lives, Nottingham City Council has launched a new journey planner for public transport.
The new Triptimes system will provide all the details users need to make a journey. This includes walking information, which bus or tram to catch and interchange information.
Developed in partnership between Nottingham City Council, Nottingham City Transport and NET, the web service allows people to create their own door-to-door travel plan by using addresses, bus stops, landmarks and interactive maps to work out how best to make a journey.
A council spokesman said: "One of the barriers to getting people onto public transport is accurate information about how, where and when you can use it, and our new journey planner goes some way to addressing this."
In the future, it is planned that the information provided, which is currently based on timetables, will be actual journey times based on satellite technology providing accurate information from buses and trams on the move.© DeHavilland Information Services plc
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