PRT for Perimeter Center Steve Raney, ATS Inc. U.S. ULTra PRT

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PRT for Perimeter CenterSteve Raney, ATS Inc.
(U.S.) ULTra PRT

• ATS not the only PRT vendor. Procurement gt
  competition

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200 US Edge Cities

• Perimeter Center
• 115K jobs, 248 bldgs, 40K residents, 6M sf
  retail, 4 MARTA stations (end of line). 15 mi N
  of downtown Atlanta
• Competitive issues traffic
• Hacienda Biz Park Pleasanton, SF Bay Area
• 29K jobs, 9K residents, 1M sf retail, 3B value,
  1 BART station (end of line)
• Market research results
• Cumberland/Galleria.

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Comprehensive, Integrated MobilityDoor to Door
Delivery services, Personal activities, Business
services

• Web/wireless coordination
• Supportive policy context PTC
• IT3 parking charges
• Scale!

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Promising Pleasanton Results(300 surveys)

• Validates results from previous Palo Alto office
  park study
• Solo commutes 89 ? 45
• Carpool 9 ? 32, train 0 ? 15.5 train
• For 20K people, removes 6,600 autos (roughly)
• _at_ 350 s.f. per space ? 50 acres ? 326M R.E.
  profit
• 1.32 PRT trips/day/person gt 26K trips/day
• Account for social desirability effect.

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Residents PRT Grocery Shopping

• Hook N Go
• 2 car family
• 1 car
• PRT errands
• Carsharing.

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Perimeter PRT Sketch Alignment

• Blue, red, orange, magenta loops per each MARTA
  station
• About 5 miles of guideway 15 stations per loop
• Rough capital cost 40M - 75M per loop
• Recent ultraprt.com web lengthy cost explanation
• Alignment is WRONG!

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Perimeter Alignment
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Perimeter Alignment
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Perimeter PRT Sketch Alignment

• Wrong because needs
• Second orange to red connection
• Second red to magenta connection
• Carpool-needs-PRT argument
• Commute from South to Ashford
• Carpool w/ UPS HQ employee (16 min dropoff
  penalty within Perimeter)
• PRT faster than a car
• UPS to Ashford
• 800 drive w/ light traffic (on arterials, not
  hwy)
• 720 PRT trip including 20 sec wait.

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Perimeter Center Planning

• P.C. Livable Centers Plan
• Circulation plan
• 10 PTC shuttle bus routes
• East-West LRT is an option in long term plan
• Premium circulator is an option in long term plan
• Some new transit is coming, so consider PRT
• IT3 Investing in Tomorrows Transp Today
• Guv Perdue, GRTA, GDOT, etc partnership
• reliable, connecting infrastructure, including
  premium circulators serving the highest density
  centers.
• "... transform the way we look at transportation.
  We will stop focusing only on how much money we
  spend and start focusing on an outcome-based
  strategy to create a 21st century transportation
  network throughout GA." Guv.

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Above-average Funding Potential

• Perimeter Community Improvement District
• Self-taxing
• PRT save shuttle bus costs
• TIP, earmark, MARTA capital reserve fund
• House Speaker Richardson calls for statewide TIP
• Example Orange County GoLocal premium circulator
  sales tax
• IT3 calls for parking/congestion charges
• Tax parking to pay for PRT (and reduce
  congestion)?
• 2 parking charge 4 cashout (dont park)
  incentive
• Genentech (biotech) web-based employee
  self-reporting
• Start at 0.25 parking charge 0.50 cashout,
  grow.

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Above-average Funding Potential

• Monetize parking savings from commute mode shift
• In-fill surface parking
• Shared parking between uses
• Have blue, red, orange, and magenta compete for
  who goes first. Offer incentive for first mover.
  Incentivize stakeholders
• Increases MARTA ridership
• with no marketing spend
• Increases real-estate value.

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THE PERIMETER ASK

• Make PRT an option in the long-term circulation
  plan.

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THE END
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Guideway Visual Impact

• "No respondent felt that the vehicle appearance
  was poor, indeed the majority thought the
  vehicles would look excellent. The visual
  appearance of the elevated structure was regarded
  generally as good, with 40.4 rating it
  excellent. It is especially noteworthy that the
  response to the elevated track gave a notably
  positive response, with no definitely negative
  responses and only 2.6 feeling that it could be
  difficult. (Bristol, Cardiff)

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Cut Cover w/ Glass
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30 vendors technologies
Open Guideway (ULTra) 2getthere Electric battery
Captive Bogey Vectus LIM guideway Skyweb
Express 3rd rail, LIM

• Suspended Mister, JPods

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Safety / Safety Certification

• APMs 100X safer than driving at-grade transit
• US / ASCE APM Standards
• City/customer forms a RTA (rail transit
  authority). Vendor makes safety case. RTA
  approves
• BAA ATS on the ASCE committee
• 361 ULTra hazard cases
• Earthquake, truck crashes into column, falling
  debris, fire, bad people, extreme weather,
  vehicle fails on guideway, slipping on stairs,
  etc..

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What if a vehicle breaks down?

• Built like a 747 (to not break down in mid-air).
  Health monitoring systems.
• 4mph back up mode. To back up to a station.
  Helper vehicle can clear the track.
• CCTV in each vehicle with comms. Once in 10
  years, open front hatch walk on the guideway
• Never need a cherry-picker.