Conference Overview

Although PRT activities are progressing on many fronts a PRT deployment in an urban setting is still in the future. Worldwide there questions of what are the NEXT STEPS for PRT? One thing is certain in order to establish PRT it will take not only the producers of a PRT system but also the active participation and approval of some specific City and/or urban transportation authorities.

Recognizing this fundamental relationship, ATRA is holding a unique conference in which the local people and transportation professionals in the Santa Cruz area will actively participate with ATRA members and PRT experts in the conference program. It is envisioned that this mixture will give all participants beneficial insights into the NEXT STEPS that can be taken in the ongoing effort to develop a truly new form of transportation for the 21 st century.

Program

Friday

• 8:00 Continental Breakfast, Registration, and Networking
• 9:00 Conference Welcome and Program Overview - Ed Porter, Santa Cruz City Councilman
• 9:30 Keynote Address: Global perspective PRT progress/availability - Larry Fabian ATRA Officer, and publisher of the TransitPulse newsletter
• 10:00 Santa Cruz PRT Concept - Jeral Poskey ATRA Chairman Former Manager of Business Relations of Taxi2000 PRT Company, PRT consultant
• 10:30 Break
• 11:00 Current University of Santa Cruz Transportation Issues - Larry Pageler, Senior Planner for UC Santa Cruz Transportation and Parking Services
• 11:30 City of Santa Cruz Policy Issues from residents' perspectives - Reed Searle, Santa Cruzans for Responsible Planning; and Todd Prindle, on needed linkages for off-season tourism
• 12:00 Lunch

• 12:15 Welcome to the Public and PRT Vehicle Exhibit (Hotel Parking Lot) - Bill James PRT Company CEO
• 1:00 What is PRT - Public Introduction -
• 1:15 Consulting Perspective on Next Steps - David Mori CEO of Transportation Consulting firm Jakes Associates
• 2:00 Panel Discussion: What proof does a City need - Panelists TBA
• 2:45 Break
• 3:00 City of Santa Cruz Transportation Issues - Les White, Director of Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transportation District
• 3:30 Next Steps for PRT Open Public Forum - Ed Porter as Moderator
• 4:15 Concluding Remarks - Fred Keely Santa Cruz County Treasurer, Former California Assembly Speaker Pro Tem
• 4:45 Invitation to Day Two - Larry Fabian

Saturday

• 7:30 Continental Breakfast, Registration, Networking
• 8:30 Opening Remarks - Dennis Manning ATRA Member
• 9:00 New Funding Opportunities - Chris Perkins and John Cole, Skytran PRT Representatives
• 9:30 Planning Processes - Ian Ford PRT Activist Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 10:00 Break
• 10:15 Parking and Architecture Implications for PRT - Shannon McDonald, AIA (upcoming book: The American Parking Garage - An Evolution of a Modern Urban Form)
• 10:45 Grass Roots Organizations - Dick Gronning, Founding member of Citizens for Personal Rapid Transit Organization
• 11:15 Long Range Considerations & Design Standards - Bob Dunning ATRA President
• 12:00 Lunch

• 1:00 Implementation of PRT in Swedish Cities and PRT Self-financing - Magnus Hunhammar and Christer Lindstrom, Executives of the Institute for Sustainable Transportation
• 1:30 Solar Power Potential with PRT - Ron Swenson, Bay Area Developer and Solar Investor
• 2:00 Minimizing the External Costs of Transit - Neil Garcia-Sinclair, President, CyberTran International
• 2:45 Break
• 3:00 Transit Oriented Development and Sustainability - Steve Raney Transportation Consultant
• 3:30 Panel Discussion: Startup System Alternatives
• 4:30 Conference Wrap up - Dennis Manning, Larry Fabian, Ed Porter

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