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Three steps to ATN in Kirkland The City of Kirkland Ron Swenson INIST February 10, 2014
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The three steps are 3. Collaboration 1. Economics 2. Technology
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Economics
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J Y “Dave” Wang told me There are two kinds of business: Good business –Selling Bad business –Buying 1975
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exports imports Gap The USA is buying Mexico79% Canada91% Japan48% China26% Saudi Arabia34% CIA Factbook 2012 68% 32% 2012
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Which will it be?!
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2GetThere = buying
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ULTra = buying
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Vectus = buying
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Modutram = buying
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Tex Johnston was selling
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The “Ohm team” is selling
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Technology
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There are 3 ways to raise the bar Energy Visual Impact Capacity
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Energy
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Oil is not the energy of the future
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Is it going to be the all new Doncar? Or …
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… follow San José’s example and do ATN with renewable energy Ensure that the ATN system is built … utilizing renewable energy … maximize energy efficiency and potentially be powered in whole or part by renewable energy. … and calculating carbon emissions reductions achievable through renewable energy evaluate cost/benefits of using renewable energy to offset all or a portion of the energy requirements Provide analysis of cost/savings and recommend specifications to execute energy-efficiency and renewable energy strategies… 2009
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Typical trip patterns closely match the pattern of sunshine, with evening extension
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A solar canopy can be attractive
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Visual Impact
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Construction Hawaii before
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Construction Hawaii after
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Construction Hawaii Beamways
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Capacity
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Capacity can be increased with state of the art control systems 1. CAPACITY 2. COST A very low cost vehicle- carried controller is needed ~500% improvement over the state of the art control is needed ATN systems use off line stations to get better use of the tracks
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Bucky Fuller said find ways to do … More with Less 1966
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Young people will help raise the bar 10 X Energy Visual Impact Capacity
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Collaboration
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New urban infrastructure requires multi-sector engagement 3. Industry 1. Universities 2. Cities
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Universities
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Local schools can join in the challenge
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Collaborative visualization is another key tool
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INIST is doing it with Encitra 4D …
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Cities
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We formed ATNA to bring cities together to share best practices Cupertino Milpitas Mountain View San Jose Santa Clara Santa Cruz Sunnyvale 2013
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We formed ATNA to bring cities together to share best practices The ATN Association www.atna.us Kirkland Redmond Bellevue … and others …
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Industry
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Kirkland’s sponsors will make all the difference Pace Engineering, Inc. SRM Development, LLC Keller Williams Eastside Nytec, Inc. Woodmark Hotel Kirkland Marriott Courtyard Hotel Heathman Hotel Google
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Thank you! www.inist.org www.encitra.com www.atna.us www.podcar.org www.podcarcity.org www.superway.us www.solarskyways.com
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Do we have 100 years of Natural Gas? 2012
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How long will it last?
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How can we deliver on the solar skyways challenge? 2 seconds apart @ 90 km/hr = 50 m Solar Race Car averages 90 km/hr with 6 m 2 solar panel … Podcars have 50 m ÷ 3 m = 17 X more collection area than solar race cars! 17 X 2m 3m Knowing it can be done, let’s ramp onto the Solar Skyway … 2006
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