The Innovation Process for Personal Rapid Transit in Eindhoven

The innovation process in public transport is slow and nearly uncontrollable. This has been demonstrated in a project in Eindhoven. In this city a pilot was prepared to demonstrate the potential of Personal Rapid Transit. The pilot was a part of an innovation process that had to lead to a more sustainable urban transport system. The guidelines of the bureau DTO (Sustainable Technological Development) were followed to guarantee the long term feasibility and effectiveness of the process. Other checklists were applied too in order to realize a certain and supported innovation process. However, a change of policy and key persons were the main causes of the failure of the project. The initial support faded away. The whole process was further slowed down by strict regulations for tendering, by which a loss of knowledge, experience and progress speed was stimulated. An analysis is made of different risk factors and some conclusions are given to have more chances for success in future similar innovation projects. The checklists that are applied provide a tool to make an ex ante analysis of the feasibility of an innovation project and give guidance to create optimal conditions for success.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Conference on Transport Research Society

  Secretariat, 14 Avenue Berthelot
  69363 Lyon cedex 07,   France 
• Authors:
  • van Zuylen, Henk J
  • Ouwehand, Arlieneke
• Conference:
  • 10th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Istanbul , Turkey
  • Date: 2004-7-4 to 2004-7-8
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 18p
• Monograph Title: 10th World Conference on Transport Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Feasibility analysis; Innovation; Personal rapid transit; Public transit; Sustainable development; Technological innovations; Transit operating agencies
• Geographic Terms: Eindhoven (Netherlands)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01084964
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 28 2008 8:14AM