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EV specialist Spijkstaal, a supplier on the Masdar PRT system as well as the Rivium ParkShuttle, is acquired by Peinemann Holdings for an undisclosed amount after declaring bankruptcy in August. 9-10-2015
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India P.M. tours Masdar, rides the PRT...
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Discussing urban development and next generation urban spaces at Masdar City. pic.twitter.com/OteDlVG4HD
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 17, 2015• Bulletin 8-17-2015
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Sideways 7-28-2015
3rd Generation 2getthere GRT/PRT with all-wheel steering can move sideways, reducing system footprint.
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3rd Generation 2getthere GRT/PRT with all-wheel steering can move sideways, reducing system footprint.
• 2getthere is partnering with the Dutch branch of Benteler Engineering.
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Dutch PRT maker 2getthere releases details on 3rd Generation vehicle: bi-directional, all-wheel steering, and 400 volt system, among other improvements. 6-17-2015
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2getthere-Hsinchu MOU. 1-30-2015
Memorandum Of Understanding is step toward 11 station GRT system in Hsinchu, Taiwan (12/2/2014), using 2getthere's '3rd Generation' vehicle (1/23/2015)
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Memorandum Of Understanding is step toward 11 station GRT system in Hsinchu, Taiwan (12/2/2014), using 2getthere's '3rd Generation' vehicle (1/23/2015)
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Masdar Institute collaborates for eco-friendly technology 4-21-2015 -South China Morning Post
2015 is the 5th anniversary of the opening of the Institute's Masdar City campus.
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2getthere's New GRT design called '3rd Generation.' 1-23-2015
Like the PRT operating at Masdar, this new model is designed by Zagato. 8-12 seats, plus room for standees.
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Like the PRT operating at Masdar, this new model is designed by Zagato. 8-12 seats, plus room for standees.
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"Capacity Or Space?" 11-29-2014
In a post at Human Transit, planner Luca Guala recalls a choice faced when designing Masdar's PRT (presumably the unrealized citywide plan):
Should we give up some capacity (and find something else to provide the peak) or enlarge the transport infrastructure beyond our desires and what was healthy for a city? A well known dilemma for any transport planner... [ellipsis in original]What he means by "enlarge the transport infrastructure" is unclear. In this 2009 story discusses the citywide plan, with a graphic that shows a network with a large number of stations. Does he mean even more stations, more vehicles, or vehicle size -- but how is any of that unhealthy?
We then tried a "group rapid transit" strategy, as opposed to "personal rapid transit": timing the podcars to travel at fixed intervals and on fixed routes at peak, so that they could fill up on most requested routes. This strategy did work, although the capacity almost tripled, it was not that of true mass transit
In that earlier article Guala also says "We decided not to build elevated tracks in Masdar." Putting the PRT in city's original 'undercroft' feature meant it was out of sight -- so how was enlarging underground infrastructure unhealthy (unless he meant financially)? The entire undercroft was to be transport & utilities infrastructure anyway.
We have already observed that the undercroft constituted the most expensive PRT guideway ever attempted. But considering the original vision of shade-creating narrow streets that left no airspace for elevated guideway, or surface space for transit of any mode, underground was the only sensible choice, and tunneling would have been less flexible for city operations and future expansion.
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Taiwan: Hsinchu City planning light rail and "G/PRT" urban transit. [The NewsCenter recommends the Chrome browser for viewing non-English content]
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• "Large Hsinchu G / P RT system into the convenient transportation, green and wisdom of a new era" 11-27-2014
• "'Big Hsinchu' briefing" 11-28-2014
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• Update (1/23/2015): Above model is the 2getthere '3rd generation' vehicle
• "'Big Hsinchu' briefing" 11-28-2014
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• Update (1/23/2015): Above model is the 2getthere '3rd generation' vehicle
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