MODE SHIFT 2010
In 2020 you will belong to your neighborhood Podclub.
You will subscribe to monthly mobility services --such as a $79@month plan for 200 miles of driverless taxi-like podcar service that is also known as PRT (personal rapid transit). Membership also brings you discounts at shops at local transit station - or mobility portal. This local center is a healthy 5-minute walk from your home. It brims with community life. Retail and local services abound: cart, bike and zipcar rentals and daycare services (infant and senior).
Most neighbors get there by foot or bike to access public transport that has become quite attractive. Last year you sold your car, renting one when you do need it. You live car-free. Extra walking has made you fitter and trimmer.
What enhancements are possible to mass transit - always awkward and not so convenient even at its best? The answer is APM - automated people mover. The key is automation. Computers drive the system more safely and economically. APMs come in three major forms:
1. Driverless metros
2. Shuttles and local circulators
3. PRT – driverless
taxi-like networks
This website is your resource to learn how APMs can create better communities. You are one of some seven billion people on this earth. Click on any of the yellow buttons to learn more. Check out our sponsors that helped put this objective information at your disposal.
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