some personal rapid transit activities peter muller
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Some Personal Rapid Transit Activities Peter Muller. ATRA TECHNIX 2010. Village West Development Personal Rapid Transit C ase Study. Village West Results. Benefit/cost ratio 2.57 Increased annual sales tax $19.6M Annualized capital and operating costs over ten years $21.7M - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Improving Transportation ThroughInnovative Engineering
Some Personal Rapid Transit Activities
Peter Muller
Some Personal Rapid Transit Activities
Peter Muller
ATRA TECHNIX 2010
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Village West DevelopmentPersonal Rapid Transit Case Study
Village West DevelopmentPersonal Rapid Transit Case Study
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Village West Results
• Benefit/cost ratio 2.57• Increased annual sales tax $19.6M • Annualized capital and operating costs
over ten years $21.7M• $0.52 fare per trip covers shortfall• After ten years $1.00 per trip pays
operating costs.
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13 Miles of Guideway30 Stations
Fort Carson Army Post
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Simulation Results
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Net Annual Costs/BenefitsCOSTS (M) BENEFITS (M)
Capital 17.04 Travel Time 24.89
O&M 15.34 Auto Costs 27.84
Emission Reductions
5.02
Accident Costs 18.74
Totals 32.38 76.13
Benefit/Cost Ratio = 2.35
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Costs vs. Revenues
• 16.93M annual passengers• $1.66 per ride covers all net costs• $230 federal employee monthly transit
allowance• 29,034 active military @ $230 per month =
$80.14M annually• Bonding on fare revenue only is not typical
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Comparison with RailDulles Rail
ProjectVancouver Automated
Mid-Jordan LRT
Extension
Fort Carson
PRT Project
Miles of track 23 (2-way) 12 (2-way) 11 (2-way) 23 (1-way)
Stations 11 16 9 35
Daily pax 60,000 100,000 9,500 53,500
Capital cost $5,200M $1,870 $428M $529M
Cost per mile $113M $78M $19M $23M
Cost per stn $473M $117M $48M $15M
Cost per annual pax
$290 $62 $150 $33
Type Corridor Corridor Corridor Network
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Fort Carson Phase II
• Capitalization• System Extension• Benefit/Cost• Life-cycle Sustainability Performance
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BWI Airport
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BWI Airport
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BWI AirportAPM PRT
Miles of dual-lane guideway 5.7 3.6Miles of single-lane guideway - 7.7Stations 15 37In-terminal service -Seated travel -Time CONRAC to Term C (mins) 14 10
Daily ridership 61,400 58,817Capital cost (millions US$) 1,194 387Annual operating cost (M$) 13 12
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Problems with Conventional Transport
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The Problem with Transportation
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• In addition– 47% of net increase in GHGs since 1990 due to
transportation– Transportation contributes 34% of all GHGs– We must reduce energy used AND change
primary source
Problems with Conventional Transport
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Comparison of Positive Impacts
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How to Get Into PRT• Stakeholder Workshop• Public Outreach• Route Planning• Ridership Projections• Benefit/Cost Evaluation• Risk Analysis & Mitigation• Business Plan• Implementation Plan• Permitting• Procurement• Testing & Certification
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Technical Papers
• A Simple PRT Control System– Explores the limits of synchronized control
systems• Ride Sharing in Extensive PRT Networks
– Explores ride sharing methodologies for city-wide PRT systems
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Contact InformationContact Information
Peter MullerPRT Consulting, Inc.
1340 Deerpath Trail, Ste 200Franktown, CO 80116
Ph: 303-532-1855Cell: 720-318-4795
Fax: (303) 309-1913Twitter: http://twitter.com/PRTGuru
www.prtconsulting.com