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I am pleased to notify you of our upcoming SmartTransit Congress, taking place on October 25 – 26 in New Jersey. As a member of Advanced Transit Association you are entitled to a 10% discount by quoting ATA10 when registering. Transit agencies are invited to come for free. Please read on to find out more.

A dynamic, connected and successful transit system can support job creation, improve passenger journeys, and relieve environmental pressures. SmartTransit brings together sector leaders to discuss strategies for improving connectivity, maintaining safety and reliability, and increasing ridership.

The prestigious line-up of 40+ C-level speakers includes:

• Leanne Redden, Executive Director, RTA Chicago
• Paul Comfort, Chief Executive Officer, Maryland Transit Administration
• John Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Charlotte Area Transit System
• Andrew Johnson, General Manager, Connect Transit
• Lauren Skiver, CEO/General Manager, Sunline Transit Agency
• Doug Allen, Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Railway Express
• Dwight Ferrell, Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit
• Sandy Modell, General Manager, Alexandria Transit Company (DASH)
• Kenneth Leonard, Director, USDOT Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Thomas Littleton, Associate Administrator for Safety and Oversight, Federal Transit Administration

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An article by Peter Muller, President, PRT Consulting, Inc

The recent University of Utah Campus Parking and Transportation & Research Park Mobility Master Plan tabulates the travel times and by walk, bike, shuttle bus and UTA (commuter) Bus between different origins and destinations. It also presents a potential PRT layout and a brief discussion of a PRT solution.

We took their PRT layout, rationalized it a bit and used Podaris to figure connect times. We then added half the headway (time between buses) to the bus trip times to develop connect times for the bus systems. Our findings for two different origin points are in tables 1 and 2 below.

Table 1. Total Trip Time Comparison from President’s Circle

Walk plus wait plus primary mode

Table 2. Total Trip Time Comparison from Student Union

Walk plus wait plus primary mode

Figure 1 shows PRT travel times for trips starting from the middle of President’s Circle. Any point on campus can be reached in fifteen minutes including walking, waiting and traveling.

Figure 1. Travel Times from President’s Circle

PRT clearly provides a superior solution. However, capital costs are a hurdle despite the fact that lower operating costs may result in life-cycle costs being less.