PRT Supports TOD and Pedestrian Friendly Urban Form |
| Concern: | PRT won't support transit oriented development as well as traditional large-vehicle systems. |
|
| Reply: | Nonsense! If we wish to build high-density areas within walking distance of a transit station, there is no reason that station can't be a PRT station
rather than any other type. After all, its "TRANSIT oriented development", not "Train oriented development", right? Just why would someone who would walk to a rail station NOT walk to a PRT station instead? The twenty-four hour service? The time saved by having a vehicle waiting for them instead of them waiting for the vehicle? The private ride, nonstop to their choice of hundreds of stations in the system?
And the PRT station will be easier to fit into the budding development. Roads and sidewalks can be placed under the guideway without any need for crossing controls, gates, or fences to keep people off of the guideway. The one-way PRT guideway only requires ground space for two-foot diameter supports about every ninety feet and a six-foot wide aerial right-of-way. In comparison, a light rail system typically requires ALL of a 23 foot wide swath for a dual-direction rail line. The PRT system will offer non-stop, no-transfer connections to many times the number of stations a large-vehicle system does. So it will attract more trips from the development since more destinations will be within walking distance of a PRT station. At one level, this concern is correct. PRT won't support transit-oriented developments as well as traditional systems, it will do it better! |
|
PRT Skeptic's Pages Here we attempt to address issues brought to us by PRT skeptics in a question and answer format. If you have a concern that you think should be addressed, send us an email at Info@ACPRT.org or fill out the Skeptic's Question form and we will do our best to answer it. Be sure to check back every once in a while as we will be adding items from time to time. |