In response to a recently completed Streetcar study for the City of Long Beach, we spoke and presented this to a City Council Study Session on 11/17/09.
San Jose Airport exec visits ULTra Heathrow operation. “I was impressed with the great amount of thought and attention to detail Advanced Transport Systems (ATS) has invested to translate this innovative technological concept into an attractive transit service— the kind of service patrons will want to continue to use once the 'wow' factor has faded.” -- Laura Stuchinsky, Sustainability Officer, San José Department of Transportation. City PowerPoint here.
See our new graphic portrayal of light rail vs. PRT costs in Honolulu here.
Boston Globe posts an excellent article on PRT here.
David Gow's series on PRT here (Seattle Examiner) charts its development history.
We've responded to the Honolulu American Institute of Architects' contention that at-grade streetcars are a better solution for the city than elevated light rail. Per our new page for Honolulu, PRT IS A BETTER SOLUTION.
Having said PRT is "ready for primetime", the City of San Jose, CA has released the first of two RFPs to research and evaluate an Automated Transit Network to connect Mineta International Airport with their local LRT and BART commuter rail systems.
Per the City of San Jose: After reviewing the [recent RFI] responses, we have concluded that [Personal Rapid Transit] technology is ready for “prime time.” (12.15.08)
We're presenting this treatment to the City of Riverside's TAP (Transportation Accountability Performance) Panel on September 8th on the invitation of Mayor Loveridge.
USC Professor Catie Burke in an LA Times Opinion piece on PRT here.
Peter Muller of PRT Consulting reports that Vectus' safety case has been finalized and submitted to the Swedish Rail Authority. They've proven they meet and exceed the SRA's safety requirements for PRT. Peter also reports that ULTra will begin operational testing at Heathrow in June. And see Peter's latest PowerPoint on PRT in Sustainability issues here.
We've recently answered an RFQ for four Orange County cities in response to the OC Transportation Authority's Go Local program. Details available on request.
PRT Strategies successfully presented this treatment for Personal Rapid Transit in the LA/OC Counties Pacific Electric Right-of-Way to the Gateway Cities Council of Governments -- suggesting that PRT is a better alternative than the failing Orangeline maglev (03/05/08). Orangeline has been rejected for use in the PE RoW by OCTA and removed from SCAG's Constrained Regional Transportation Plan.
For our friends at the Airport Working Group in Newport Beach, our presentation from June, 2007 to your City Aviation Committee is here.
We were invited on a Panel at the Santa Monica Alternative Car and Transportation Expo on 10/20/07. Dr. Jim Moore from the Reason Foundation and USC moderated the topic of “Restructuring Transit in Los Angeles to Respond to the Needs of the Riders“. Review our presentation (sans videos) here and the LA Times notice here.
PRT Strategies presented this treatment for PRT in the City of Westminster on 9/26/07.
New GOODS MOVEMENT and SOLAR Tabs have been added for information on using PRT for Goods Movement and generating electricity from guideway using solar.
PRT Strategies had the opportunity to speak to the Southern California Regional Airport Authority on 9/12/07 to recommend the consideration of PRT between LA/Ontario Airport and central Orange County to increase usage of this important and underutilized facility.
PRT Strategies spoke to the La Palma City Council on 9/04/07 -- recommending that PRT be considered for implementation in the Pacific Electric Right-of-Way. See our PowerPoint here.
PRT Strategies spoke to the Santa Ana City Council on 8/20/07 -- recommending that PRT be considered for implementation in the Pacific Electric Right-of-Way. See our PowerPoint here.
PRT Strategies presentation to the Transportation Planning & Operations Committee of the Orange County Transportation Authority on July 12, 2007 was very well received. Three potential applications in Orange County were presented where light rail and other mass transit forms simply aren't practical and certainly aren't cost effective.