Citizens for Personal Rapid Transit
Citizens for Personal Rapid Transit
Learn about the biggest transportation breakthrough in 100 years
Personal Rapid Transit vehicles are electrically powered, gliding almost silently on elevated guideways, high above traffic. Stations are located every few blocks for convenient access. Vehicles wait for you at each station, ready to take you non-stop, directly to your destination. Each vehicle can seat three to four people, so you can bring a friend, a spouse, or the whole family. But you never have to share a ride unless you choose to. For each ride, your vehicle is your private domain. PRT runs 24 hours a day. so it’s ready to go when you are. Driving is automatic: PRT can take the kids to the mall or bring them home from soccer practice.
Why is Personal Rapid Transit so Appealing?
It’s automatic–you can enjoy the ride! Leave behind the stress of rush-hour traffic. Take in the view as you glide above the traffic. Read the paper, chat on your cell phone, listen to your iPod.
Ready to go when you are, any time, day or night. A car is always waiting for you at the nearest station.
Non-stop. Once you get in, you go straight to your destination, without delay. Your PRT vehicle bypasses all the stations along the way.
Family friendly. No more missed busses! PRT can get the kids to school, to extracurricular activities, and back home again.
Real mobility for senior citizens & the disabled. Not so good with night driving? Use a wheelchair? Limited vision? No problem! PRT works for everyone.
No parking hassles. Never pay another parking ticket or hunt for a spot. Forget about expensive downtown parking fees, scrounging for fistfuls of quarters to buy a few precious minutes on the meter and the panicked dash back to feed the meter again. When you exit a PRT vehicle, you can just forget about it. Another vehicle will be waiting when you’re ready to go somewhere else.
News:
Ithaca Takes a Hard Look at Pod Cars
Public Transit Pressures Could Hurt Riders
Seeding the Future With Podcars
Come to the next meeting:
6:30pm Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Perkins Restaurant - I-94 & Riverside
Links:
Innovative Transportation Technologies (UW)
Manufacturers & Consultants:
PRT is public transit people actually want to use
