Transport Direct: taking journey planning into uncharted territory

In 2005 the government launched a multi-modal journey planning website called Transport Direct. The website contains 35 million start and end points for journeys. Although impossible to keep the information completely correct, its results have improved. The website is very popular. Features of the site include; identifying areas of congestion, calculating fuel consumption and calculating carbon dioxide emissions for journeys. In the futurethe website's details on public transport tickets and their purchase willbe improved.

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• Authors:
  • Thomas, R
• Publication Date: 2007-8-13

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 10-11,13
• Serial:
  • LOCAL TRANSPORT TODAY
  • Issue Number: 476
  • Publisher: LOCAL TRANSPORT TODAY
  • ISSN: 0962-6220

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon dioxide; Costs; Errors; Fuel consumption; Internet; Public transit; Technology; Traffic congestion; Travel; Traveler information and communication systems; Websites
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• ITRD Terms: 9148: Before and after study; 1742: Cyclist; 2855: Highway design; 1733: Pedestrian; 143: Planning; 744: Public transport; 773: Road traffic; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01081787
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 29 2007 1:33PM