Lofty Taxi
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There is a better way
There is a better way to get from A to B in traffic
Flying cars would be so awesome...
...but are only possible in cartoons
So build an elevated guideway and “fly” the cars above and below it
Guideway advantages:
• Safety of fully separated crossings
• Safe operation in adverse weather
• Freedom from traffic, stops and stop lights
• Leaves ground-space traversable for cyclists and pedestrians
• Electrically powered vehicles without carrying heavy batteries
and without range anxiety
• Reduced energy needs due to steel wheels on steel rail, to minimal slowdowns and speedups and due to reduced travel time
• Smooth ride
• Quiet
• Permanence of service for developments
Mass Transit mode
Podcars
Podcars paired
• A capacity reaching 20,000 people per hour along a single dual-direction guideway.
Consideration in the BRT1 and LRT2 range of service
• Everyone is seated
• Parties travel together exclusively
• Nonstop to destination
• Running speed is 45 km/h, top speed over 90 km/h for highway type sections
• Two bucket seats in the top running Podcars
• Two side by side seating benches in the bottom Podcars. Wheelchair accessible
• Optimized for dual-direction lines along typical arterial roads
High Speed mode
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Trains are formed for long distance, high-speed travel
The front and rear motive power propels the train like TGV3 or ICE4 do.
Trains are formed and depart quickly without schedules
Direct to destination service
Running speed like high-speed rail (HSR), but total travel time shorter
Bus Rapid Transit
Light Rail Transit
Train Grande Vitesse (French high-speed train)
Inter-City Express (German high-speed train)
Typical station
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Elevator in every station
Podcars ready to be boarded or arriving shortly
Glass doors in station open with Podcar doors, same as elevator
Stations closer than a 5 minute walk
Footprint of station as long and as wide as a city bus
Stations climate controlled, access restricted and monitored
Vending machine, parcel box co-location possibility
Designed to work with
Cargo carrying capability for pallets or ULD
Photo by Klaus Schinzel
Golf cart or small electric vehicle transportation
Photo by Mlsguy0037 at en.wikipedia
The Next Steps
• Imagine Lofty Taxi in your city
• Municipal leaders can welcome a Lofty Taxi proposal for specific
routes
• Provincial/State and Federal leaders can provide a matching
grant for the working demonstration system phase and determine
desirable intercity routes
• Investors can put in around $10 million to see Lofty Taxi through
to the working demonstration system phase
Contact:
François Allard – Inventor, B.Sc. (Hons)
[email protected]
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Copyright © 2015, François Allard