High levels of transparency are essential to the accountability and functioning of organizations like LoopWorks that employ highly participatory decision-making processes. Thus, financial, strategic and operational information will be readily available to stakeholders. Follow the links below for PDF versions of documents.
Foundational Documents
LoopWorks stands upon the shoulders of other people's work.
- Rethinking Transportation, ATRA's report on the dream of fast, safe and clean transportation.
- Transportation Options Through a PRT Lens outlines transit factors and tradeoffs.
- Transit Area Traffic Analysis (2019)
- How ARUP arrived at their ATN projected cost.
- A hardware design selected due to its small size, low price, and public domain availability.
- How does Dual Mode Compare with Personal Rapid Transit? by J. E. Anderson, Ph.D., Retired P. E.
- The Future of High-Capacity Personal Rapid Transit by J. E. Anderson, Ph.D. Faster speeds (up to 100 mph) and closer spacing (down to 0.5 seconds) can move over 7000 cabs per hour on 1 guideway.
- The Business Plan of PRT company Intelligent Transportation Network System (ITNS) was used in creating the LoopWorks Business Plan.
Doughnut Economics
Economics for a Sustainable World
- Doughnut Economics offers a radically new compass for guiding global development, government policy, and corporate strategy, and sets new standards for what economic success looks like. (See image.)
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Awakening the Dreamer is an online video course that looks at the challenging state of the world, and helps one discover opportunities to create a new future.
- “Reinventing Organizations” by Frederic Laloux presents examples of decentralized organizations and how they work.
Legal Documents
- A Memorandum of Understanding that invites the City of Milpitas to become an Anchor Owner was delivered to the City Council on March 19, 2019, and has received letters of support.
- Articles of Incorporation with the State of California establishing LoopWorks as a "Non-profit Mutual Benefit Corporation".
- Bylaws of LoopWorks (about 30 pages of how we run the enterprise).
- Employer Identification Number (EIN) of LoopWorks provided by the IRS.
- Statement of Information filed with California Secretary of State.
Business Documents
- The LoopWorks Business Plan (100 pages of details).
- Minutes of Board and Member Meetings.
- History of LoopWorks' Media Releases
Presentation Documents/Videos
- A poster that shows station locations, guideway routing, vehicle appearance, and project data.
- An introductory Slide Presentation (8 pages) for residents and local businesses in PDF format.
- In August of 2019, the Milpitas PRT project was publicly introduced; here is the 1.5-hour video.
- 10-minute video presentation for Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter
- 45-minute video presentation with Q&A for Sierra Club, Guadalupe Group
Procedures and Forms
- Video introduction to MilpitasPRT.com website.
- Process for conducting elections.
Grant Applications
- Draft grant application written in 2013 that includes additional background.
- The 2020 SVCE grant application to their Innovation Onramp program.
- The Logic Model for 2021 SVCE grant application.
- Spring 2021 grant application to SVCE's Innovation Onramp program.
- Video introduction to Spring 2021 grant application.