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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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Ideas How does Dual Mode Compare with Personal Rapid Transit? | A 7-page paper by Dr J Edward Anderson explores differences between Dual Mode (DM) and Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) including implications for system layout, urban design, and ridership. |
The Need for PRT - 2007 | A 4-page paper by Goeran Tegner, giving reasons for adopting PRT, its uses, and its state of development. |
Unidirectional vs Bidirectional Guideways  | An analysis showing the total travel time when using unidirectional vs bidirectional (double) guideways in a grid pattern. |
Hermes Network Simulator | This is a simulator for a PRT system concept called Hermes, similar to PRT systems like SkyWebExpress or ULTra. |
A Different Road to Automated Transportation - April 2007 | Presentation about the automation of taxis on dedicated guideways as an alternative to automating highways. |
Size Matters! (when it comes to elevated transit structures) | This
series of pictures is from Eric Baumgartner of Edmonton (Canada). It
shows that size matters, when it comes to elevated structures. |
Democratic Transportation Planning Approach Proposed for Albuquerque | An evidence-based planning approach is proposed. The study includes an alternatives analysis that follows the proposed approach. |
Routable Transit Network Design  | Explores frameworks and principles of routable network design. |
TransFuture.net  | Artist John Lee has
assembled an art collection envisioning "Cities of the Future", where elevated
monorails connect buildings leaving nature intact.See it at www.transfuture.net |
A Disney area columnist ponders "What's Next
for Disney World?" | Columnist Dave Parker explores the Disney monorail and the
possible application of PRT in Disney parks. |
The Fundamental Gap in Urban Transportation | The Fundamental Gap
in Urban Transportation
Jarold A. Kieffer,
Transportation Policy Analyst and Founding
Member of ATRA
kiefpubl@aol.com
This paper is copyrighted. It is printed with the
permission
of the American Soc |
Virtual Bus, Mobile Seat, on Monorail | A
mobile seat may be an aerodynamic motorcycle. The mobile seat could roll right
onto a monorail. With the right inter-vehicle communications, a mobile seat
becomes a virtual bus. |
Development by Contest | In the early days
of the automobile, development and proving solutions effective was fast and fun,
because it was competitive. The proving occurred by racing the vehicles. Consider
directing the same kind of energy and private funding that currentl |
Sustainable Silver Bullet - PRT for Palo
Alto  | A five-mile, $50M PRT "shuttle" system is proposed for Palo Alto's
Stanford Research Park, complementing and significantly increasing the
attractiveness of commuter rail, carpool, vanpool, bicycle, and bus commutes for
the center's 20,000 employees. |
Vision for Better Communities - ATRA
Education Committee 2003 | We believe that it is possible to create clean, quiet,
safe, and convenient communities where people and businesses can thrive. We believe
that there are ways to solve the major urban problems of today, such as isolation,
congestion, and pollution. |
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