On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:00:11 +0100, Peter Frimberley
wrote:

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:32:56 +0100, "John Rowland"
wrote:

You are being unnecessarily facetious.

If so, I'm not alone.

It's a public TRANSPORT website. Walking isn't a method of public
transport - it's a method of SELF transport. You are complaining about
it not doing something that really isn't in it's remit. The fact that
it may formerly have given some walking directions is irrelevant; as
of today, it tells people what public transport to get, and that's all
it needs to do.

I'm afraid I don't agree - the Journey Planner has functionality for
what might be termed "environment friendly" ways of getting about. The
Mayor's Transport Strategy includes the active promotion of cycling and
walking as valid ways of getting about London. Therefore Journey
Planner covers those *as well as* public transport which is obviously
the largest part of its functionality. An integrated approach to
transport provision must include walking and cycling to make any sense
at all. Here's a brief article on an American city viewed by a Tory
politician.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ht/4794361.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ht/5252962.stm

and watch the Transport in Portland clip - excellent stuff.

TfL would not have provided Walking Maps and Cycling Maps of London if
it was solely interested in public transport to the exclusion of
everything else.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/streets/walking/home.shtml
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/cycles/

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Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!