WORKSHOP ON MODERN DAY “PEOPLE MOVER” AND …€¦ · FREIGHT/PEOPLE MOVER Carries Both Freight and People. Accommodates Multiple Vehicle Types? Dedicated ROW Good Early Deployment

RTC WorkshopFebruary 9, 2017

Michael Morr is, P.E.

Di rector Of T ransportat ionNorth Cent ra l Texas Counci l Of Governments

WORKSHOP ON MODERN DAY “PEOPLE MOVER” AND ARLINGTON

TRANSIT CONCEPTS RESULTING FROM HIGH-SPEED RAIL

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BACKGROUND: START AGAINConnections

Renew Potential GM Pilot System/Test TrackDallas Hospital DistrictEast of Galleria (Midtown)Las Colinas: Upgrade?Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ConnectionsArlington: University of Texas Arlington, Downtown Arlington,

Entertainment District, and BeyondOthers

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WHY START AGAIN?Options

Technology Advances Related to Driverless VehiclesDriverless Vehicle in an Elevated Corridor

Potential Opportunities to Move People and GoodsInnovative Funding Opportunities in Which Goods

Movement Pays a Significant Portion of the Investment

ConsiderationsWho Will Build Structures, Who Will Operate Facilities, Private Sector?Single Technology Specifications for Region/Industrial ConstructionSolve for Engineering Cost OptimizationOther Market OpportunitiesPhased Implementation

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DFW High-Speed Rail Projects

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: Examples

TRADITIONAL PEOPLE MOVERSFixed, Closed Guideways

Limited to One Vehicle Type per System

Difficult to ScaleFew Deployments Outside of Airports/Entertainment

Districts

People Only

Can Be ExpensiveCan Have Slow Traveling Vehicles

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WHAT IS NEW?Everything

Driverless

BatteryIncludes Goods Movement

Engineering Construction Optimization and Construction

Multiple FundersNot People Movers

Collection-Line Haul-Distribution Operation

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AUTOMATED VEHICLE FREIGHT/PEOPLE MOVER

Carries Both Freight and PeopleAccommodates Multiple Vehicle Types?Dedicated ROW Good Early Deployment Environment

for Automated VehiclesExisting Streets Become CollectorsAs Automated Vehicle Technology Matures, Collector

System GrowsLower Cost

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AUTOMATED VEHICLE OPTIONS: MOVING FREIGHT

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Automated Deliveryof Pods

WHO

All of Us or Go Alone?

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WHAT

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Whole Elephant…For Now?

Come Back Next Month With Approval to Seek RFI

WHEN

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Now:Early Deployment

andMore Planning for Next Mobility Plan

WHERE

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Grass Roots Identification

WHY

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Economies of ScaleOutside RevenueAdvance “Last Mile”Advance “Joint Use” Corridors We Can Lead the Way…Again

HOW

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Working Together

Not All Corridors Need Goods Movement Options