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ATRA envisions a
future when trans-
portation will all be
orchestrated for the
convenience of people
and their businesses
– as well as for the
benefit of our planet.
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PRT Realities and Futures: ATRA's Second Morgantown, WV Seminar - May 2007 A CD of presentations is available. Order on-line.
Paul Hoffman spoke of new business models for PRT projects.
The Ed Neumann Morgantown Seminar
May 4-5, 2007, the WVU Alumni Center, Morgantown, West Virginia
This ATRA workshop was designed to advance our knowledge of the reality of PRT functionality at West Virginia University, which for three decades has operated with admirable safety a unique and impressive transit 20+-passenger vehicle corridor with five off-line stations. The seminar studied how the PRT has impacted town life in this hilly metro area just over an hour south of Pittsburgh.
Topics Summary
Bob Johnson (working with WVU) presented "lite PRT" ideas to feed four existing PRT stations. Peter Muller presented a "modern PRT" concept to fulfill the network potential of the existing corridor. Some real estate developers landbanking near the off-line ramps of the PRT Maintenance Facility have proposed extending it up to their district. Morgantown's new long-range transportation plan mentions extensions of both ends of the PRT line. The biggest challenge is bridging the town-gown divide.
Program
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Friday
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8:30 am
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Registration and Coffee
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9:00
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Welcome
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Robert Hendershot, WVU-PRT
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Opening
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Larry
Fabian, ATRA
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9:30
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Morgantown
Geography and Growth
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Regional
perspectives
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Ron
Justice, Mayor
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City
perspectives
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Chris
Fletcher, Morgantown Planning
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WVU
perspectives
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Bob
Roberts, WVU Director ????
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10:45
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Break
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11:00
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Morgantown's
Mobility: Reality & Perceptions
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Recent
research on connectivity
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Claudia
Bernasconi, WVU Land. Arch
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Perceptions
of the PRT
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Michael
Hasenmyer
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Simulations
& visualization
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Michael
Strager WVU Spatial Anal.
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Noon
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Lunch
Press
interviews
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1:00 pm
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Tour of the
PRT
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2:30
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PRT at
Airfronts: Sustainable Airports
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Urgent call
for sustainable aviation
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Larry
Fabian, ATRA
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Landside
elements of sustainable aviation
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PRT-AGV
development updates
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Peter
Muller, ATRA
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Reconfiguring
airports for safety and efficiency
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3:45
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Break
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4:00
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Panel
discussion on Vienna APM conference
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Wayne
Cottrell, Cal Polytech
Larry
Fabian, ATRA
Michael
Hasenmyer, WVU LA
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Saturday
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8:30 am
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Coffee and
Networking
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9:00
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Business
Models for Urban Mobility Services
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Paul
Hoffman, Booz Allen Hamilton
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9:30
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Recommendations
for Morgantown
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Improvements
to station access/signage
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WVU LA team
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Redevelopment
Issues
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Larry
Fabian
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10:00
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Recommendations
for PRT Enhancements
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Bob
Johnson, ATRA
Bob
Hendershot, WVU
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10:15
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Break
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10:30
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Next Steps
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Bob
Hendershot, WVU
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11:00
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Summary and
Conclusions
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Larry
Fabian, ATRA
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Download Powerpoint flier
Surveys show that Morgantown's stations are perceived as "unfinished":
DOCUMENT# 1139
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