Dan McGuire wrote:
Before I digress too far, I would like to suggest that the most practical place to try PRT would be to have it follow the 94-494-694 loop with spurs off to the downtowns, the U of M, and stops at all the major employers on the loop, which would include the airport and the MOA. If it is successful there, then neighborhoods could lobby to have spurs extended into their space. We would spoil the least scenery with such an experiment.
When I first researched PRT, this was my conclusion as well. I've never understood the "PRT must be in dense areas" argument. Dense areas are exactly where "mass transit" works best. Witness Uptown.
If someone wants to experiment with PRT, it should be designed to fill in gaps in the existing system. Building in south Minneapolis makes no sense. We have lots of buses there already. Build it around the loop or out in Inver Grove Heights, Eagan, Eden prairie, Shoreview, Maple grove, etc. where it's tough for folks to reach major transit corridors.
Sure, the volume won't be super high but then we'd save on the number of cars. Doesn't it make more sense to have such small vehicles servicing low-density areas in an on-demand fashion rather than high-density areas that already have frequent bus service?
David Greene
The Wedge
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