Welcome to Bristolstreets Version 5
Today BristolStreets.co.uk has been upgraded to a whole new version. But this is only a beginning. The new look provides a core of functions that are faster and easier than in previous versions.
This version is, in many ways, what I originally wanted to do with the site, but could not due to various technical limitations at the time. It also includes social media aspects which reflect the increasing willingness of people to connect and interact on line.
BristolStreets has always had transport information at its heart because transport is a big quality of life issue. Most people spend quite a lot of time travelling and commuting but roads, traffic and public transport also impact people and places they pass.
This new version offers bus information like never before. It is now possible to see all bus stops and all bus routes at the same time and to quickly see where you can go from a location simply by clicking on the map. The reach of the bus data has also increased thanks to the “open data” that the government has made available. Bus routes are shown over a much wider area now and almost any conceivable bus journey you would want to take to or from Bristol is covered.
Cycling is a very important and popular travel mode in Bristol. Many of you have generously added comments to the Cycling City layer that has been on BristolStreets since 2008. This layer has been frozen to new comments but all of the input is still visible in a new format in the new version. There is however a new layer to help Bristol City Council formulate its 20 year plan for improvements to the cycle network.
There will be many more layers coming in the near future, but it just made sense to get this new version out.
BristolStreets has started lots of conversations and created opportunities. But I realise there has been far too little dialog with the people who use the site every day. The real hope with the latest version is that there will be an ongoing conversation by lots of the site users, on the map, through the other social media channels connected with the site and through direct contacts.
