Personal Rapid Transit

How cool would this be?



What is it? "Personal Rapid Transit":

Suddenly Minnesota has not one but three companies working to bring personal rapid transit, known as PRT, to reality.

As envisioned, PRT would transport riders in three-seat cabs along tracks above the street.

..Taking a step beyond the one-cab prototype demonstrated at the 2003 Minnesota State Fair, Taxi 2000 expects to have a miniature system built to scale by June or July.

..Right now Taxi 2000 is bidding for the right to build a PRT system in Dubai, a fast-developing city in the United Arab Emirates, Morrie Anderson said.

"They are doing huge amounts of urban development. They need transportation systems in a very serious way. They have a desire to be the first in terms of building something, and they have the financial resources to make that happen."

The city of Duluth has welcomed the invention, offering engineering assistance from the University of Minnesota Duluth, manufacturing firms ready to build PRT components and a test track site.