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Tuesday, 03 March 2009 04:52 |
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Dear Evan,
Thanks for your comment. Recently I have been referring to the subject system as "surface-level rail" whereas Subways or Metros have been called "exclusive-guideway rail." I suppose then we can call the former "non-exclusive-guideway rail," which of course is a bit longer. The main point is that the fact that there is a lot of conventional rail in place and many systems are still in planning. Some of the proponents of these systems get very angry when we compare PRT side by side with them. But a reading of the Federal Transit Administration guidelines shows that the Congressional Act that authorizes federal money for such systems requires alternatives analyses and also requires that the promoters show that paying the operating deficit for such systems does not take money away from the bus system. In some cases neither of these requirements was met before the money was released. |
