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Posted Mon, Sep 27, 8:43 a.m.
Hours/winter day six-months/yr of drizzling rain is not considered in Bike Mania, that mark the Seattle area. The hilly terrain is also seldom mentioned by the Bike Crazies. But very important in traffic-congested American cities is the lack of safe bike lanes. I haven't seen statistics on fatalities/injuries per passenger-mile, ...
MOREPosted Tue, Jul 15, 11:58 a.m.
Car Bus: The ultimate dream transit system is the Car Bus, transporting 32 (occupied)electric microcars at 80-mph on a dedicated HVO (former HOV) lane; eventually updating to smooth, silent 125-mph maglev. Stations are located above the freeway every 5-miles. Within ~10 years, the 8-foot long microcar (like Smart) will become ...
MOREPosted Tue, Aug 7, 4:07 p.m.
Urban Growth Boundary: Morrill failed to mention how Quality of Life has deteriorated by unneccesary densification: Anyone flying in/out of the major metropolitan areas of the USA will see vast areas suitable for continued low-density development, favored by most. This trend is due to the New Urbanists who are trying ...
MOREPosted Fri, May 11, 10:17 a.m.
Electric Miocrocar: The ideal EV microcar for transport on Car Bus will be made of composites (similar to the 787 Dreamliner), have a curb weight of 800-lbs, have three-seats (the driver in a center-located business-class sized seat, flanked 14" aft on the sides by two economy-sized seats, canted 11-degrees outward, ...
MOREPosted Thu, May 10, 8:58 a.m.
Car Bus Demonstrator: Congestion Relief with Car Bus for Electric Microcars By David Petrie, PETRIE TRANSIT CONSULTANTS Jump Start to a Secure, Clean Energy Future! May 7, 2007 Originally presented at the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, PEI, June 4-7, 2000 Abstract The general solution to congestion in low-density urban areas ...
MOREPosted Thu, May 10, 8:47 a.m.
Ending Congestion: At the PHEV Conference last Monday, there was nary a mention of Congestion, a more In Your Face problem facing citizens daily. And no one mentioned that it takes almost as much (foot-pounds) of ENERGY to move a 3500-lb car with a 200-lb person aboard. The thrust of ...
MOREPosted Mon, Apr 23, 10:43 p.m.
The ALID Surface Tunnel Will Achieve Consensus: After the March 13 Viaduct vote, in which the result told our leaders to start over, we have been wondering what the only option left-the Surface Option- would look like. With the Governor being told by WSDOT that all surface options had inadequate ...
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