Summary
Most of us are familiar with the idea of a "rapid transit system." New York City's subway system is one of the oldest and best known examples in the United States. Parts of the NYC system are more than a century old. Cities like Atlanta, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., have more modern systems built in the 1970s. Phoenix has a light rail transit system that is brand new.
But on the horizon there is a new form a rapid transit that will change the way people think about getting around in urban areas. These systems are know as personal rapid transit systems, or PRT systems. The PRT concept has been around for a long time, but the technology is just getting to the point where the first systems are now being installed. For example, Heathrow airport in London is installing a PRT system that will move people from a parking lot to the terminal online has details.See the full content of this document
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Personal Rapid Transit Could Be Convenient Option
Although there are many different PRT systems on the drawing boards right now, they all share some basic characteristics. The first and most obvious of the...
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