New online service helps locals to plan cleaner and greener journeys
Low tech transport has gone high tech with the launch of a new online service that will help local people plan cleaner and greener journeys.
The walkit.com website includes a new feature created by several local authorities including Hounslow Council, which is designed to help people to plan their journeys along the least polluted routes in West London.
The new web service allows people to plan low pollution routes and provides additional information such as distance, estimated duration of journey, potential CO2 reduced and calories burned.
Cllr Barbara Reid, Hounslow Council's lead member for environment, said,"We are very keen to make Hounslow a cleaner, greener borough and reduce the CO2 we all produce by travelling around is one way we can do this.
"Hopefully this website will encourage and help people to walk more as it is the cheapest, healthiest and greenest form of transport.
"Residents who want to get around by foot can use this website to make better choices about the routes they take, not just in Hounslow, but in neighbouring boroughs too."
Hounslow Council is committed to improving facilities for pedestrians in the borough and encouraging more people to cycle and use public transport.
As part of this commitment the council has made investing £2 million in keeping roads and pavements safe and in good condition on of its top ten promises to residents.
The new online service can be viewed at www.walkit.com/showcase.
It has been developed by The West London Air Quality Cluster Group comprising the boroughs of Hounslow, Hammersmith & Fulham, Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon, Harrow and Richmond upon Thames with the help of funding from Transport for London.
November 24, 2008
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