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ULTra PRT – Steve RaneyPersonal Rapid Transit – video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PyUQuWmt2M
• PRT intro• Heathrow PRT system• PRT for LAX• PRT for SFV
3 PRT companies, 4 customers
• Amritsar, North India tourist site
• Heathrow & Amritsar – private sector funded.
2getthere – MasdarEco-city, Abu Dhabi
Vectus – Suncheon, S Korea
PRT serves a niche• Outside-the-box for Valley Mobility Summit ‘11
• Niche: Circulator, feeder/distributor, shuttle bus on steroids
• Complements line-haul transit: Orange Line busway, Metro Red Line LRT, Metrolink, bus, Westside subway extension
• Increases effectiveness of carpooling
• Unique: mid-day trip to Starbucks.
Heathrow PRT
• 1995: ULTra development starts. Academic and UK government funding. • BAA: privatized British Airports Authority
• 2003 transport study selects PRT• ULTra PRT wins 2005 vendor competition• LHR customer and majority owner of ULTra PRT. 100% private financing.
• Heathrow Phase 1 system: 2.4 miles of guideway, 3 stations, 21 vehicles .
• No-wait, 5-min journey between T5 and the T5 Business Car Park. • Bus journey was 15 minutes.
• Eliminates 50,000 bus trips per year, 213 tons of CO2Eliminates 50,000 bus trips per year, 213 tons of CO2• Zero local emissions, zero NOXZero local emissions, zero NOX• 900 passenger trips per day, 22h operation
Overview
Benefits
Unsolicited Tweets“Best airport transfer devices ever”“Awesome sci-fi system”“quicker, easier and greener than the buses”“Geek transportation par excellence!”“Soooo cool!! Addicting!!”“Fantastic. Epochal. Could not be more excited.”
ULTra LHR Terminal 5N
Parking to T52.4 mi of track21 vehicles500,000 pax/year expectedT5: 10th largest “airport” in Europe
LA Council PRT Support• A June 2010 Trade, Commerce and Tourism Committee
motion requested analysis of applicability of PRT for LAX • "Councilmember Koretz is always looking for ways to address
traffic congestion and make our airports work more efficiently. That’s why he introduced a motion to study how Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) might be used to move people around Los Angeles International Airport and connect them to the City’s transit system. … The technology is under serious consideration in other cities, including in San Jose where city officials are evaluating PRT for linking their airport with local businesses, hotels and other regional transit options.“
LAX PRT – 35 stns, 9 mi• $151M PRT may avoid $XXXM ConRAC• “Faster than a waiting taxi” PRT speed• Diesel bus pollution electric PRT• Strong business case.
Warner Center PRT
• Increases ridership:– Orange Line Busway– Metro bus routes (150,
161, 164, 244, 245, 645, 901
– Etc
• 22 PRT stations• 7 miles of guideway• ~$112M (@$16M/mi).
Sherman Oaks PRT• Galleria: severe congestion• “PRT where you don’t see trees from above”• Connect east to Universal City Metro Red Line
– 2 more PRT systems 1.6 mi E on Ventura: CBS & Universal City
• 1.0 mi S from Orange Line busway (Galleria N on Sepulvada) • 2.2 mi S from MetroLink / Amtrak via Van Nuys Blvd
GalleriaWillis Hsng
Hazeltine
National U.
Town Cent
WestField
Plaza
Hospital
Ventura Blvd: Universal + CBS• Universal City
• Feed Metro Red Line Universal City station• Uni. City: Uni. Studios, City Walk, remote pkng, hotels • Dense housing to the west on Ventura Blvd
• CBS Studios• + dense housing. Connect 0.8 mi to Uni. City PRT
More Brainstorms• Van Nuys Civic Center
– Feed Orange Line Busway
• Burbank Bob Hope Airport – Metrolink station, hotels, parking, rental car
PPP Funding Sources• Cover annual debt service + O&M: $12M
• 20K rides per day at $1 = $7.3M/year
• Ads: $1M (more annoying, more $)
• PBID – property based improvement district– Emeryville GoRound shuttle bus: $2.3M for 2011– Value capture is sound
• Creative: like parking surcharge
• More local sources, the better
• Airports have “easier” revenue streams
Safety / Safety Certification• Automated transit (APMs): 100X safer than driving
& at-grade transit • US / ASCE APM Standards
– Airport APMs: same safety standard– BAA & ULTra PRT on the ASCE committee
• 361 ULTra hazard cases– Earthquake, truck crashes into column, falling debris,
fire, bad people, extreme weather, vehicle fails on guideway, slipping on stairs, etc..
$7M - $16M Cost per mile• Cost function = f• {
– System size (larger is cheaper because of fixed costs)– Station Density (more stations/mile => higher cost) – Peak hour trip demand (more demand => more vehicles)– Guideway:
• Elevated• At-grade• Tunnel• Culvert• Cantilever• Bi-directional• Seismic requirements• “Curviness”
– Stations: “fancy” costs more– Vehicle customizations.– Desired average passenger wait time (shorter wait => more vehicles)
• }.
ULTra PRT – London Heathrow Airport
• “Best airport transfer devices ever”
• “Awesome sci-fi system”• “quicker, easier and
greener.”• “Geek transportation par
excellence!”• “Sooo cool!! Addicting!!”
ULTra London Heathrow Term. 5• BAA: privatized, owns LHR + 4 airports
– US retail contracts: Baltimore, Logan, Pittsburg – Grupo Ferrovial acquired for $20B
• 2 year Transport study: – low emissions, space efficient– high level of service, value– Bus & APM lost– “PRT: only practical soln: 60% travel time savings, 40%
operating cost savings”– Small starter system, then expand
• Held PRT competition: ULTra won => negotiation• BAA took equity interest in ULTra PRT.
Silicon Valley PRT• San Jose Airport PRT Study. $4M
Phase I– “Very flexible, less expensive”– SJC Visited Heathrow – Mayor Reed DC for $
• Google Co-founder Larry Page:– At U-M, “I wanted to build a campus
PRT system. It’s a futuristic way of solving our transportation problem.”
Laura Stuchinsky, SJ DOT Sustainability Officer
San Jose Airport
• Green transit is crucial. PRT: 200 mpg– PRT “last mile” makes LRT, bus, BART, Caltrain commuter rail & ACE commuter
rail more effective• PRT: extendible, flexible• SJC Commission: focus on convenience• People like to be above ground, not in a tunnel• Cutting edge transit for Capital of Silicon Valley.
APM PRT
cost $664M $95-190M
wait, trip, walk, transfers 10+ min 4 min
# stations 3 21
length 1.8 mi x2 12.6 mi
construction disruptive legos
lay-down large small
tunnel yes no
Comprehensive, Integrated iMobilityDoor to Door
Delivery services, Personal activities, Business services
first mile Train, HSR
first mile Bus
•Web/wireless coordination•Supportive policy context•Scale!
Short carpool pick up
first mileLong carpool
•Improved match-making•Shared pkng, AndroidPooling
PRT system LAST MILE mid-day trips
Centralized Cars:share, rent, ride home
Walk
Bike, scooter
AndroidPooling
Market Research Results(370 employee surveys)
• Palo Alto, Pleasanton office parks• Solo commutes: 89% 45%
– Carpool: 9% 32%, train: 0% 15.5% train– For 20K people, removes 6,600 autos (roughly)
• 50 acres freed $326M in-fill profit
• 1.32 PRT trips/day/person => 26K trips/day– Farebox covers O&M, $3M+/yr line-haul transit
• TOD land gain: 100% office, 25% residential.
PRT capacityCapacity per PRT "loop"
Headway (seconds)4 3 2 1
vph (20% MT) 720 960 1440 28804 ppv 2880 3840 5760 11520
Capacity per station berthload/unload 30 sectrips/hr 120pax/hr 480
ULTra PRT – The Company• Development funded by $15M investment & $15M contract
revenues• Based in the UK with 40 employees + long-term contract staff, a US
subsidiary and a joint venture in the Middle East• Founder Martin Lowson, rocket scientist
– Apollo Space Program’s Saturn Rocket, staff of 50– Chief Scientist of Westland Helicopters– Rotor system (patent-holder) for Lynx and EH101 helicopters.
• Absolute world speed record for helicopters– Fellow: Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Aeronautical Society, and
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Jan 2002: Cardiff Test Track1 km Figure 8 track
1 station4 Test Vehicles
Supported by• UK Dept for Transport• UK Dept for Trade and
Industry• European Commission• Cardiff County Council
1995 Founded, University of Bristol1999 UK Dept of Trade: Grant to build prototype2000 Winner UK DOT Innovation Competition2002 Test track launch. Deputy Mayor for Environment2002 European Union: EDICT PRT study2003 First safety clearance - UK Rail Inspectorate2003 BAA transport study: PRT bests APM and bus2005 ULTra wins BAA PRT vendor competition2005 BAA invests in ULTra2011 Opened for passengers
ULTra: Milestones