[sustran] Re: PRT proposal for Delhi convinces Chief Minister

[Rajendra Ravi]

Dear Faizan,Our Chief Minister and other Political leaders want to Show as  Delhi a World class  Transport Museum where different mode of transport will be experimented with Delhi citizen.
Rajendra Ravi  

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:48:13 , Faizan Jawed <phaizan at gmail.com> wrote
We might remember (almost) lampooning Roger Davidheiser's vision contained

in "The Third Generation Roadway:Metropolitan Transport for the 21st

Century". It seems it is turning to reality in New Delhi. Some "interesting"

bits of text has been highlighted by me. Whatever happened to common sense!



-Faizan



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* After Metro, now Pod Cars for Delhi? *

*New Delhi: * Delhi may soon have a pod car system on the lines of those in

many western cities under which battery operated automated pods, having a

capacity to carry up to six passengers, will offer transportation from point

to point.



Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, after witnessing a presentation, asked

Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System Limited (DIMTS) and Transport

Department to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) on introduction of the

pollution free transport system in the city.



Pod car system is a public transportation mode featuring small automated

vehicles operating on a network of specially-built tracks. In pod car

system, vehicles are sized for individual or small group travel, typically

carrying no more than six passengers per vehicle.



After the presentation, Dikshit said her government is keen to take it up as

a pilot project in areas such as Dwarka, Karol Bagh, East Delhi and Delhi

University North Campus.



"It will definitely supplement the existing modes of public transport and

will come up as an alternative to the personal vehicles," Dikshit said.



Transport department officials said the new system may be termed as a

personal rapid transit.



The private company, which gave the presentation on the project, has offered

to commission it with its own resources.



"Further it will be economically viable as far as the commuters are

concerned. The average fare of the pod will come to be around Rs. 6 per km,"

said the official.



http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/after-metro-now-pod-cars-for-delhi-101691

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