September 16, 2008 From the Paved State Back to the Garden State Mobility without Highways for New Jersey Alain L. Kornhauser Professor, Operations Research & Financial Engineering Director, Transportation Research Program Princeton University Presented at PodCar Conference, Ithica , NY
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September 16, 2008 From the Paved State Back to the Garden State Mobility without Highways for New Jersey Alain L. Kornhauser Professor, Operations Research.
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September 16, 2008
From the Paved State
Back to the Garden State
Mobility without Highways for
New Jersey Alain L. Kornhauser
Professor, Operations Research & Financial EngineeringDirector, Transportation Research Program
Background• I’ve been dabbling in PRT for over 35 years• In many ways, I’m very disappointed in our lack of
progress:– A long time ago: Exec. Director of APTA said:
“Alain: PRT is the transportation system of the future…And Always will be!!!”
• But we have made progress:– Morgantown has proven that it can be done– APMs are a standard of every modern airport– Automation and computer controls have become ubiquitous,
reliable and cheap– There is broad movement towards energy independence and
alternatives to the petroleum economy
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So…
• Premise:– NJ in 2008 is very different from NJ in 1908
• A look at what might be NJ’s Mobility in 2108 (or before)
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Looking Back
• In the beginning, it takes a while
• let’s look at the automobile:
Daimler, 1888
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Central Ave. Caldwell NJ c. 1908
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Bloomfield Ave. & Academy Rd. c. 1908 Before it was paved