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« on: October 02, 2024, 21:33:41 »

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A trail map outlining the "best way" for residents and visitors explore the Cotswolds without a car has been launched.

The map has been produced by Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership following reports of high volumes of traffic in some towns and villages.

Pulhams Coaches and Great Western Railway (GWR (Great Western Railway)) also contributed to the map's production.

The free map is available at Moreton-in-Marsh station, on the 801 Pulhams bus service, and can be downloaded from the Gloucestershire or Oxfordshire Community Rail Partnership websites.

Using Moreton-in-Marsh station as a focal point, it highlights popular walks, cycling routes, bus connections, and rail links in the Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and Warwickshire Cotswolds.

The hop-on-hop-off 801 bus, which collects passengers from Moreton-in-Marsh station, connects them with the wider area, stopping at Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Chipping Norton, Andoversford, Charlton Kings, and Cheltenham.

A video has been produced to focus on car-free access to some of the most popular spots.

Bicycle and e-bike hire is also highlighted on the map for people who want to visit the area on two wheels.

Hannah McDonnell, executive director of the Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership, said the initiative promotes "responsible tourism, as well as sustainable and accessible travel".

"The Cotswolds has so much to offer, and we want people to be able to experience it in an environmentally responsible way."

Area director of Pulhams Coaches, Alex Chutter, said the map shows the "fantastic" public transport connections.

"We're committed to providing comfortable and convenient travel for all, and this initiative encourages people to leave their cars behind," Mr Chutter said.
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« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2024, 22:38:50 »

Most county councils used to produce public transport maps. Few now even seem to do an online one. Online journey planning and timetables are great if you know where you want to go, but lousy for an overview of where you could go, or where might be best to stay when visiting an area, so this initiative is to be applauded, particularly with the walking/cycling extras.  Let’s hope it's judged a success.
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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2024, 07:43:39 »

Most county councils used to produce public transport maps. Few now even seem to do an online one. Online journey planning and timetables are great if you know where you want to go, but lousy for an overview of where you could go....

Indeed.  I struggle to find a bus map at times - and indeed they are getting rarer.  Bus maps in the bus station at Bath and at the main bus stops in Devizes are no longer and "even I" have had trouble at Bath working out which service(s) go along the way I need to go.  There is no longer a customer service desk there either. 

With so many bus route and operator changes, I'm not totally surprised - the cost of data updates and keeping the data current, even online, could / would be significant. I do wonder if bustimes, who do individual route details that are maintained, could also plot them all onto a single map.  Problem - who's going to pay for it?
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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2024, 12:38:59 »

Google maps carry bus information...under the public transport tab
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2024, 13:53:49 »

With so many bus route and operator changes, I'm not totally surprised - the cost of data updates and keeping the data current, even online, could / would be significant. I do wonder if bustimes, who do individual route details that are maintained, could also plot them all onto a single map.  Problem - who's going to pay for it?

This rather magnificent piece of open source coding could in theory automate a lot of the work:

https://github.com/ad-freiburg/loom

(scroll down to "see our web demos here, here and here" and play about with some of the links)
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« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2024, 07:15:07 »

Hampshire still produce a public transport map https://documents.hants.gov.uk/passenger-transport/Hampshire-Public-Transport-Map.pdf
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