Personal Rapid Transit fpr Maui
Personal rapid transit (PRT), also called podcar, is a public transportation mode featuring small automated vehicles operating on a network of specially built guide ways. PRT is a type of automated guideway transit (AGT), a class of system which also includes larger vehicles all the way to small subway systems.
PRT to reopen after being closed for maintenance
West Virginia University's Personal Rapid Transit system will be resuming services Tuesday, May 29 after the completion of several maintenance projects.
Personal Transportation, One Hundred Percent Solar Powered
Is it possible to power a high capacity personalized ground transportation system with solar energy? ...In response to this challenge, a solar-powered PRT system ("podcar") is being designed in Uppsala, Sweden.
A letter to Ultra following our first anniversary
Ultra celebrated its first anniversary last week, with a very positive reponse from the customers who used the service on our birthday. One particular letter really stood out for us, and with kind permission from the author we've decided to publish it.
LA Metro Personal Rapid Transit Report
PRT comparison with other modes for the Metro Green Line to LAX - a report comparing PRT to the other modes being moved forward into the Draft Environmental Statement/Report.
Futuristic? That's how the Stuff Heathrow Escape Pod rolls
Not everyone can afford to travel in business class, but even fewer will get to ride Stuff's sci-fi-inspired, futuristic Escape Pod.
Masdar passenger growth
The application at Masdar has been operational for over 15 months now, with the passenger number still increasing. February 2012 marked the most passengers using the system to date, even though no special events were organized at Masdar during this period.
Pods get bigger and better, year on year
What transport system has carried 370,000 new passengers this year? Can boast service reliability better than 99%? Hasn't suffered from increasing petrol prices? Not been affected by transport disputes or points failures? Has enthusiastic fans across the globe? Won several prestigious awards? Has a sister system under construction in Amritsar India?
A good start for future cooperation on personal rapid transit systems in Taiwan
British official anticipates more Taiwan-U.K. cooperation. Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Taiwan and the United Kingdom have been friends for many years and it is the time to strengthen bilateral ties through cooperation, a visiting British minister said.
ATN Feasibility Study Status Report
The previous memo on this topic has been replaced. The purpose of the replacement memo is to provide clarification and additional details related to project based on recently provided stakeholder feedback.
At the May 7th 2012 Hull Town Meeting,
Hull voters will vote ask the Hull Selectmen to conduct surveys and hold public meetings within six months:
(1) To explore companies able to provide transportation that meets high performance standards; and
(2) To determine which designs and routes connecting to the ferry and the train are desired by residents and business owners; and
(3) To return to the next Town Meeting with its recommendation.
A Vision for Feather Rail: Summary
Many of the problems facing personal transportation today are due to the predominance of cars, which leads to automobile congestion and contributes to global warming...A new mode of transportation is presented with the intent to integrate the best advantages, help the environment, alleviate congestion, and diversify peoples' choices.
TransitPulse May/June 2012
US Transit Decline; Join Atra; Innovative Sustainable Transit; Midtown Raleigh; Beeps From California; Old And New Modes; Akademic Interest; Solar Prt For Massachusetts Bay; 2012: Year Of Transition?; Atra In Paris; Toulouse To Gain; Robocar Prospects; Pod-Design Guidelines; Airports + Airfronts.
WVU's PRT summer shutdown begins May 7
West Virginia University's Personal Rapid Transit will be shutting down operations starting May 7. The PRT will resume operations on May 29, one week after the start of the summer semester. This shutdown is essential for not only technical reasons but also to undertake some structural repairs along the guide way.
Your Personal, Automated Mass Transit Vehicle Is on Its Way
Get out of your car and into your flying train, super clean, superbus, and most impressive of all, your personal subway.
For better connectivity to airport, MSRDC mulls podcars
A new idea for better road connectivity to Mumbai airport that involves modifying an internationally accepted dedicated transport system - personal rapid transit system (PRTS) - also known as Podcar, has been mooted.
The 6th Podcar City Conference
Come join world leaders in the emerging field of transit so advanced that it constitutes a new mode and offers very useful new tools to de-congest our communities and coax them to more sustainable urban life.
Come join world leaders in the emerging field of transit so advanced that it constitutes a new mode and offers very useful new tools to de-congest our communities and coax them to more sustainable urban life.
Personal Rapid Transit Lessons From and For Logistics
This is the fifth of Coventry University Integrated Transport and Logistics Grand Challenge 2012 Seminar Series and will be presented by Nathan Koren, Associate Transport Technology and Planning, Capita Symonds.