Bringing PRT to Milpitas – and the World!
Podcars deliver the quick, convenient transit We the People want! Let’s create a climate-friendly and easy-to-use podcar system that delivers:
- clean, quiet, and responsive public transportation
- automated service available 24 hours a day, rain or shine
- personal comfort and safety at stations and in transit
- construction and operating costs lower than comparable transit options
Milpitas PRT Project
Watch this 4-min video Intro to PRT.
Read the Milpitas PRT Project Overview.
PRT Technology
While PRT has been technically and financially viable for the past 40 years, institutional inertia and fear of political consequences have impeded progress. To reduce fear and avoid institutional resistance, LoopWorks will use 3 innovative strategies:
- Use a vehicle design that minimizes guideway size and markedly reduces cost.
- Adopt a California Mutual Benefit Corporation legal structure to provide flexibility and transparency unavailable through governmental, for-profit, and tax-exempt corporate structures.
- Seek gratis/free funding from foundations, investment groups, and government agencies (federal/state) for designing and building the system in order to minimize delay and ensure financial viability.
More details about PRT technology are on our technology page.
Videos
Watch a 3-minute video introduction to PRT technology.
Here’s a video where Cyrus Hojjaty interviews LoopWorks.
Find other PRT videos here.
Is PRT a Disruptive Technology
- Is commuter rail obsolete?
- Pedestrian overcrossing rival?
- Public transit without subsidies?
- Transit ridership soars with PRT?
- 4 BART stations or 800 podcar stops?
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