Viability of personal rapid transit In New Jersey : final report, February 2007.

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• Creators:
  Carnegie, Jon A. ; Hoffman, Paul S.
• Corporate Contributors:
  New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research ; NJ Transit
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Automated Guideway Transit Control Of Specific Ground Vehicles Personal Rapid Transit Personal Rapid Transit--New Jersey
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New Jersey
• Edition:
  Final report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The following report was prepared for the New Jersey Legislature to document the
  
  current state of Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) development and implementation and to
  
  explore the potential viability of implementing PRT in New Jersey. The report
  
  summarizes the history of PRT development efforts worldwide, documents lessons
  
  learned from past research and development activities, explores the opinions of several
  
  PRT industry experts regarding the current state of PRT development, presents the
  
  theoretical benefits of PRT when compared to other modes of public transportation,
  
  identifies the challenges and risks associated with PRT implementation and presents a
  
  series of options for advancing PRT development in New Jersey should decision
  
  makers decide to do so.
  
  PRT has been the subject of research and development efforts for approximately 40
  
  years. However, there has yet to be a full scale deployment of this technology. A fully
  
  operational PRT system is needed to demonstrate the theoretical benefits of PRT and
  
  establish commercial readiness and significant research and development activities
  
  must still be undertaken. Such a research and demonstration program has been
  
  conceptually estimated to require $50-100 million over a three year period. It is
  
  important to note that PRT is an emerging public transportation technology and has not
  
  yet advanced to the stage of commercial deployment or achieved wide-spread public
  
  operation. As such, much of the information presented in the report, especially
  
  information related to the potential benefits of PRT, is based on conceptual engineering
  
  and theoretical research from PRT developers, government researchers, or
  
  independent consultants. Wherever appropriate the potential or theoretical nature of
  
  particular data and information is made clear and the source of information is noted.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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