PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT (PRT) SYSTEM FOR LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Las Vegas, Nevada is one of the ideal urban environments for a Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) System. The city operates on a "round the clock" basis and highway traffic congestion is becoming severe with the growth of tourism. The principal industry is tourism and a fare structure can be imposed which will made a PRT system self-supporting. A PRT system is described which meets the anticipated Las Vegas requirements of 24h/day operation, vehicle and service being designed to compete favorably with the automobile. The PRT system elements described include vehicle, guideway, control features, stations, and maintenance facility. The results of a maintenance plan analysis and financial considerations are also discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was prepared for a meeting 12-16 August 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  485 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Hoit, W J
  • Corey, R W
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Personal rapid transit; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080045
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: N 740625 Preprint
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1982 12:00AM