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Pou Tangata a symbol for PRT in New Zealand. Based on a Maori Tukutuku pattern (see maori.org.nz ) referring to people in Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) it also reflects the connectedness of the PRT network.

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Dr Ed Anderson at Podcar City 2009

Written by Administrator
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Ed Anderson will be presenting at the Podcar City Conference coming up in Malmo Sweden 9-10 December 2009
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More Ultra PRT

Written by Administrator
Monday, 02 March 2009
Another great video of Ultra's PRT going online Autumn (UK) 2009. Be sure to watch this in HD quality by selecting the option in the bottom right corner menu after starting the video

Masdar City Fly Through

Written by Will Wilson
Thursday, 19 February 2009
It's not far away now. Masdar City in the United Arab Emirates will have its PRT up and running this year. Watch for the PRT cars part-way through the video

Subsidise old technology - the way of the future

Written by Will Wilson

Wednesday, 18 February 2009

Ok, that title is a bit tongue in cheek but you would think it was true judging by the thinking evident in Minnesota. Given the amount of well developed research that has come out of Minnesota, including Ed Anderson's, you could call it America's home of PRT.

Yet that very city seems to have gone out of its way to ignore PRT. In the face of economic crisis it would rather stick with a technology which is going to require continued subsidies, bringing with that all the attendant issues of subsidised services.

Read here an article decrying the opportunity lost in the City's Central Corridor light rail line

Also here an interesting article noting the skewed economics that arise from such subsidies

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See the video of a PRT proposal for Microsoft Campus by bettercampus.org

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