1. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Some Personal Rapid Transit Activities Peter Muller Some Personal Rapid Transit Activities Peter Muller ATRA TECHNIX 2010

2. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Village West Development Personal Rapid Transit Case Study Village West Development Personal Rapid Transit Case Study

4. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Village West Results Benefit/cost ratio 2.57 Increased annual sales tax $19.6M Annualized capital and operating costs over ten years $21.7M $0.52 fare per trip covers shortfall After ten years $1.00 per trip pays operating costs.

5. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering 13 Miles of Guideway 30 Stations Fort Carson Army Post

6. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Simulation Results

7. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Net Annual Costs/Benefits COSTS (M)BENEFITS (M) Capital17.04Travel Time24.89 O&M15.34Auto Costs27.84 Emission Reductions 5.02 Accident Costs18.74 Totals32.3876.13 Benefit/Cost Ratio = 2.35

8. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Costs vs. Revenues 16.93M annual passengers $1.66 per ride covers all net costs $230 federal employee monthly transit allowance 29,034 active military @ $230 per month = $80.14M annually Bonding on fare revenue only is not typical

9. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Comparison with Rail Dulles Rail Project Vancouver Automated Mid-Jordan LRT Extension Fort Carson PRT Project Miles of track 23 (2-way)12 (2-way)11 (2-way)23 (1-way) Stations1116935 Daily pax60,000100,0009,50053,500 Capital cost$5,200M$1,870$428M$529M Cost per mile$113M$78M$19M$23M Cost per stn$473M$117M$48M$15M Cost per annual pax $290$62$150$33 TypeCorridor Network

10. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Fort Carson Phase II Capitalization System Extension Benefit/Cost Life-cycle Sustainability Performance

11. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering BWI Airport

12. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering BWI Airport

13. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering BWI Airport APMPRT Miles of dual-lane guideway5.73.6 Miles of single-lane guideway-7.7 Stations1537 In-terminal service- Seated travel- Time CONRAC to Term C (mins)1410 Daily ridership61,40058,817 Capital cost (millions US$)1,194387 Annual operating cost (M$)1312

14. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Problems with Conventional Transport

15. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering The Problem with Transportation

16. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering In addition –47% of net increase in GHGs since 1990 due to transportation –Transportation contributes 34% of all GHGs –We must reduce energy used AND change primary source Problems with Conventional Transport

17. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Comparison of Positive Impacts

18. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering How to Get Into PRT Stakeholder Workshop Public Outreach Route Planning Ridership Projections Benefit/Cost Evaluation Risk Analysis & Mitigation Business Plan Implementation Plan Permitting Procurement Testing & Certification

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21. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Technical Papers A Simple PRT Control System –Explores the limits of synchronized control systems Ride Sharing in Extensive PRT Networks –Explores ride sharing methodologies for city- wide PRT systems

22. Improving Transportation Through Innovative Engineering Contact Information Peter Muller PRT Consulting, Inc. 1340 Deerpath Trail, Ste 200 Franktown, CO 80116 Ph: 303-532-1855 Cell: 720-318-4795 Fax: (303) 309-1913 Twitter: http://twitter.com/PRTGuru www.prtconsulting.com prtconsulting.com