[sustran] [NewMobilityCafe] Sustainable Urban Transport - 850 programs and websites - (work in progress)

[Eric Britton]

I am pleased to share this private note from Anzir Boodoo on this topic,
because it points up just how difficult it is not only to compile such a
list but also how hard it is to keep it up to date. His industriousness and
clarity of thinking on this is exemplary, and I hope very much when and if
he has the time from his PhD studies he will be able to make those changes
in the UK end of this inventory.

 

Now all we need is to deal with the rest of this long list. Any ideas?

 

Thanks so much Anzir.

 

Team work. 

 

Eric britton 

 

 ____________________________

  ERIC BRITTON 

      New Mobility Partnerships  

 

  8, rue Joseph Bara  -  75006 Paris France

  T: 331 4326 1323 - www.newmobility.org

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Anzir Boodoo [mailto:ab at transcience.co.uk] 
Sent: Sunday, 31 August 2008 23:02
To: eric.britton at ecoplan.org
Subject: Re: [UTSG] Sustainable Urban Transport - 850 programs and websites
- (work in progress)

 

Eric,

On 29 Aug 2008, at 11:21, Eric Britton wrote:

 

> In a next stage, we would like to ask you to review and share with  

> us all

> your corrections and additions to this valuable inventory. Please  

> address

> them to me off list, so that we can work our way through them here  

> and make

> these changes and update this listing here for public consultation  

> and use.

 

OK...

 

(I've checked the UK sites)

 

25. The Birmingham Northern Relief Road has been built and opened a  

couple of years ago, so I don't think it's relevant to point to the  

Alliance Against it.

 

47 & 58 are the same

 

122 Carfree UK is not hyphenated

 

135 should read "Liverpool to Lille" not "Liverpool to Little"

 

136 Central Trains' franchise has changed - see http://www.londonmidland.com


  , who despite their name, run the West Midlands suburban rail network

 

148 The Chartered Institute for Logistics and Transport (UK) (CILT(UK)  

- http://www.ciltuk.org.uk

 

184 The official page for London trams is
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2674.aspx

 

192 should say 192, not 1

 

201 Cycling Intitiatives Register is at
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/tal/cyclefacilities/cyclinginitiativesre
gister 

  (aren't government reorganisations wonderful?)

 

224 Die Bahn (was Deutsche Bahn) is at http://www.bahn.de

 

234 Rail Users Consultative Committees have been abolished, and  

Passenger Focus deal with that now - http://www.passengerfocus.org.uk

 

242 & 243 are duplicates, but neither works

 

288 EWS Railway (DB Schenker UK) are at http://www.ews-railway.co.uk/  

- they are a freight operator only

 

310 The Glasgow Subway (Underground) is at
http://www.spt.co.uk/subway/index.html

 

314 The British Bus Timetable doesn't come under the aegis of Southern  

Vectis buses any more - you'd be best off going to Transport Direct -
http://www.transportdirect.info

 

316 Great North Eastern Railway lost their franchise - it's probably  

not worth giving franchised operators links on here, but instead  

linking into the main UK National Rail site at http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

 

317 I was once a contributor to RailInfo, about 10 years ago! It's  

very much dead now (the site no longer exists). More up to date  

information is available on National Rail at
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/cyclists.html

 

320 This points to a holding page which connects to NICE (National  

Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence). NICE is number 475

 

323 There is an extra space in the link which stops it from working

 

324 HDA has been replaced by NICE (see 320, 475) - http://www.nice.org.uk 

  - some of the stuff on walking is "missing" and as part of the day  

job I'm trying to track it down...

 

327 No longer works. I'd never heard of them to be honest...

 

331 There is an extra space in the link which stops it from working

 

342 The link is now http://home.wmin.ac.uk/transport/inphormm/inphormm.htm

 

346 see 148

 

352 The first link does not work, the pages at ITS Leeds are at
http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/projects/isa/index.htm

 

372 This should link to European Mobility Week - http://www.mobilityweek.eu

 

373 This is no longer active by the looks of it

 

376 I've not heard of these people, and the website is a holding page  

(probably dead). InnovITS do this sort of stuff now -
http://www.innovits.com/

 

382 should be updated, it is now Cyclecraft http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/

 

384 is a commercial company selling timetabling software. see 314

 

385 should probably point to PlusBus http://www.plusbus.info

 

399 is now
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?sectiontype=listmixed&catid=1981

 

400 has an extra space at the end of the URL

 

402 doesn't work, but that is definitely their web address

 

405 does not work

 

406 just redirects to LiftShare

 

408 the link is wrong, but the text is right! It should be
http://www.lcc.org.uk

 

409 does not work

 

411 is now called London TravelWatch http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/

 

413 doesn't work, but should go to
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2688.aspx

 

415 is about a civil engineering project completed some years ago

 

416. see 411

 

418 no longer works

 

419 no longer works, the City Council's cycling pages are at
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=1000
11&documentID=732

 

420 no longer works

 

422 no longer works

 

425 Manchester Metrolink (trams) are at http://www.metrolink.co.uk/  

despite the name, this is a tram network

 

426 The Manual for Streets is at
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/manualforstre
ets 

  - it is actually published by the Department for Communities and  

Local Government in partnership with the Department for Transport

 

427 goes to a site on noise mitigation! I don't have a clue where what  

you want is - the address redirects to the Intute academic search  

site, and the domain is the National Maritime Museum

 

429 This doesn't work, and there is no reference to MATTISSE on  

Birmingham Council's website

 

431 Merseytravel (Merseyside PTE) is at http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/

 

432 Metro (West Yorkshire PTE) is at http://www.wymetro.com

 

434 is a former rail franchise, see http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

 

436 no longer works

 

455 is wrong, but the correct link just redirects to Traffic Scotland  

- http://www.trafficscotland.org

 

461 no longer seems to exist

 

466 doesn't seem to exist any more

 

468 just redirects to Sustrans - http://www.sustrans.org.uk

 

470 no longer exists, use
http://www.dft.gov.uk/results?view=Filter&h=m&m=4553&s=5876&pg=1 

  (Department for Transport Cycling)

 

471 use http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach for coach services - all  

their bus and train services have been rebranded as National Express  

as well!

 

473 is properly titled "National Mobility Service"

 

479 duplicates 461, which does not work

 

481 is now Environmental Protection UK -
http://www.environmental-protection.org.uk/

 

489 is dead. I think PowerShift is closed, so the nearest you'll get  

is probably
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/what_can_i_do_today/smarter_driving/alte
rnative_fuel

 

494 does not work. Nexus' correct website address is http://www.nexus.org.uk


  - this includes the Metro which they operate (essentially a U- 

Stadtbahn)

 

500 see 489, it seems to be a duplicate

 

501 the link is not what it says - http://www.niches-transport.org/  

works, but the link points somewhere else!

 

503 redirects to https://www.liftshare.org/securesites/ 

londonliftshare/ which means it's safe to assume Transport for London  

operate this now

 

506 does not work - Sustrans have the route planner at
http://www.sustrans.org.uk/default.asp?sID=1089651611859

 

507 is a UK rail franchise which has changed hands - see
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

 

508 The Department for Regional Development look after devolved  

regional transport issues in Northern Ireland - http://www.drdni.gov.uk/

 

512 is spelt wrongly, and in any case would be
http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/traffic_and_travel.htm 

  - this site started in Nottingham and this is essentially a local  

service (although Nottingham City and Nottingham County are now split  

for administrative purposes)

 

517 OPRAF was absorbed into the Department for Transport some years  

ago as DfT Rail Directorate

 

523 is misspelt, but I still can't find it with the correct spelling -  

try Transport for London cycling at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/8966.aspx

 

524 has an extra space in the URL

 

527 doesn't point where it says, it should go to
http://www.parkingtoday.com/

 

532 doesn't go where it says, and should go to http://www.pteg.net/

 

537 is now at
http://www.cir.soc.napier.ac.uk/researchprojects/op/displayoneproject/resear
chprojectid/57742

 

538 is misspelt and should be http://user.itl.net/~wordcraf/lexicon.html

 

539 cannot be found

 

546 doesn't go where it says it does - http://www.eu-portal.net/

 

549 has an extra space in the URL

 

550 see 489

 

555 The address for PTRC is http://www.ptrc-training.co.uk/

 

556 PTI is part of Traveline, and the web journey planner is Transport  

Direct - see 314

 

557 This page is no longer there - Southampton University Transport  

Research Group is at http://www.trg.soton.ac.uk/

 

558 no longer works, try http://www.transportdirect.info

 

560 the web address works, but should now be
http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Recreation/Greenways/index.asp 

  and the organisation is called "Natural England"

 

563 the link goes to the wrong place, it should link to
http://www.rfg.org.uk

 

564 duplicates 234

 

566 Railfuture's main page link has a space appended to the URL, so  

doesn't work

 

568 Railtrack is now Network Rail - http://www.networkrail.co.uk

 

569 neither link works, but I think this is part of Railfuture now,  

see 566

 

574 redirects to London Travelwatch

 

575 no longer works, see 401

 

578 does not point to the right place and should be http://www.rudi.net

 

579 Rethink does not appear to have its own domain any more. The main  

AirportWatch site is at http://www.airportwatch.org.uk

 

583 has a space appended to the URL. Please note that train drivers  

have their own Union - ASLEF - http://www.aslef.org.uk/

 

584 "This site has been disabled for security or other reasons" (!)

 

585 is part of the Campaign for Better Transport,
http://www.bettertransport.org.uk

 

586 no longer exists

 

587 also doesn't seem to be there any more

 

592 links to someone else's page - I used to work at this place  

(Loughborough University Transport Studies Group) and have not heard  

of this resource, so it might be long gone... In any case you could  

link to Loughborough's Transport and Infrastructure Research Group at
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/cv/research/ce_ti.html

 

593 Friends of the Earth resources are at
http://www.foe.org.uk/resource/index.shtml

 

594 should go to http://www.rua.org.uk/ but goes to a PDF file on  

their site

 

595 is run by the Environmental Transport Association at
http://www.eta.co.uk/ 

  - the campaign doesn't seem to exist any more

 

607 http://www.rural-transport.net/ is Actions on the Integration of  

Rural Transport Services

 

609 I don't know where to find this... my supervisor will know, but  

she's away

 

610 is all in Cyrillic, it's actually at
http://www.hertsdirect.org/envroads/roadstrans/rsu/schooltravel/saferroutes/

 

611 doesn't go where it says it does, and in any case is part of the  

Department for Transport - I don't know where this particular group is

 

612 see 461, 479

 

614 one of my ex-colleagues worked with these people, but I don't know  

where this has gone

 

616 is now called Cycling Scotland - http://www.cyclingscotland.org

 

617 see 616

 

618 is the link to (UK) National Statistics, not Scottish Statistics

 

621 Secure Stations is now at http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/crime/sss/

 

624 see 517

 

629 is at http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/research/newprojectDetails.php?id=500

 

631 redirects to CityCarClub -http://www.citycarclub.co.uk/

 

634 see 623

 

639 SACTRA is at http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/economics/sactra/

 

640 I don't think this is running any more

 

643 http://www.buzzatstockley.co.uk/travel/

 

645 points to the Ramblers Association -
http://www.ramblers.org.uk/campaigns/safetocross.html

 

646 has a space appended to the URL

 

648 doesn't link to where it says it does

 

650 see 373

 

652 I can't find this

 

658 National Cycle Network redirects to Sustrans, and Ride the Net  

goes nowhere

 

664 see 613

 

671 see 272

 

673 There is no longer a dedicated page for taxis on the DfT website

 

681 links to Society Guardian (a section of a newspaper!) and should  

go to http://www.communities.gov.uk/thamesgateway/

 

686 is completely malformatted, and goes to the Carfree Day Yahoo  

Group! see 560

 

687 see 230

 

688 doesn't work, though the link points to the wrong site in any case

 

690 doesn't work

 

695 see 346

 

705 see 534

 

706 see 570

 

708 see 616

 

712 see 679

 

713 has the wrong link, but redirects to London LiftShare (Transport  

for London) in any case

 

714 The Trainline is an online rail ticket agency

 

720 has the wrong link, see 585

 

721 is at http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/research/newprojectDetails.php?id=414

 

723 see 455

 

726 is at http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/vx/drivers_centre/login.html and  

needs a login

 

729 doesn't link to where it says it does

 

730 doesn't link to where it says it does

 

735 see 733

 

737 is dead

 

739 should be http://www.abdn.ac.uk/ctr/

 

740 would probably be on NICE's website now, see 475

 

741 should be
http://www.hud.ac.uk/schools/applied_sciences/trans/research.htm

 

744 does not work now

 

752 is http://www.acorp.uk.com

 

754 see 448

 

757 Transport Statistics are held by National Statistics -
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/glance/#travel

 

759 is at http://home.wmin.ac.uk/transport/

 

760 is the Transport Studies Unit at Imperial College London

 

762 I can't find this

 

764 is now called the Campaign for Better Transport -
http://www.bettertransport.org.uk 

, see 585 and others

 

765 see 489

 

779 would be here now -
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/index.htm 

  - but there's no sign of something specifically on Awareness  

Initiatives

 

781 see 488

 

782 goes to a shop

 

783 does not work

 

784 redirects to TravelWise UK

 

785 redirects to the Telework Association

 

790 see 448 and 754

 

792 see 494

 

795 doesn't go where it says it does, see 800

 

796 "it works!" (but that's all the website says!)

 

797 doesn't go where it says it does, see 800

 

798 see TransportDirect

 

799 doesn't go where it says it does

 

800 doesn't go where it says it does

 

801 duplicates 800

 

806 see 371 and 793

 

807 see 67, 356, 370 and 794

 

809 doesn't go where it says it does

 

814 might be
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/activities/departments/mace/

 

817 does not work

 

818 see 342

 

821 is dead

 

830 is at http://www.vca.gov.uk/

 

855 is misspelt, and in any case the site is now dead

 

857 is actually the link for the Welsh government

 

861 is dead

 

868 is dead

 

872 is dead

 

874 is dead