Barb, lets try to be realistic. What is shown at http://www.skywebexpress.com are very basic concept sketches. You can not tell if the guideways are small or sleek or big or ugly. Also, in a good PRT layout, you would only have one track on any street except at the stations--where there is a "siding" for the station (which is what is shown at skywebexpress).
Whether the guideway fits in or is unbelievable ugly will depend on the details like: --how big it is --how high it is --the profile of it --where it is (hiding part of the Convention Center may be a good thing ;-) --the size and spacing of the supports --the size and design of the stations --whether or not you can keep the trees An example of ugly is the bridge approaches (:medieval legos") for the LRT at 28th Street and 31st Street. sheldon ................................. Sheldon Mains Seward Neighborhood, Minneapolis, Minnesota > -----Original Message----- > Barbara Lickness > > Actually Sheldon, I went to the PRT proponents > marketing information and looked at what they propose > for tracks. As you suggested, I want to make sure we > are making honest comparisons here. ....<snip>.... > The system requires not one but two tracks to operate > and according to their own presentation they do not > appear to be small or sleek. ...<snip>.... REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
