Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Gets 'Incredible'

The latest Pixar film "The Incredibles" features personal monorail vehicles; now a company in Minnesota is set to make them a reality.

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November 20, 2004, 11:00 AM PST

By Michael Dudley


"SkyWeb Express may be the answer to the seemingly impossible quandary that every environmental advocate faces: how to make green technologies cost-effective. Taxi 2000 estimates that installation of SkyWeb Express would cost $10 million per mile -- nearly five times less than the cost of light rail and 10 times less than heavy rail."

Thanks to Michael Dudley

Friday, November 19, 2004 in Salon

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