Main Link: http://www.traveline.org.uk/
Watch our very own Youtube Video:
See at 3mins40 for how it can plan routes using cycle paths / alleyways to avoid busy roads
To see what is going on in the video better - right-click on the video and select 'Watch on Youtube', where it is bigger, or you can make it go Fullscreen.
To use Traveline, goto Main Link: Traveline East Midlands Website
The Transport Direct Route Planner (click here) is more advanced for quietest / quickest route options, but can appear more complicated, so try Traveline first to get the idea
This Wikipedia article on Transport Direct(click here) explains the huge operation behind creating the datasets for these systems
And here's one for CycleStreets.net (click here) which is the other main cycle route planner
You can give feedback on these route planners here:
http://www.pedals.org.uk/nottingham_cycle_journey_planner
Best other City / Town Example: http://www.cycleshrewsbury.co.uk/cycle-routes/
