tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22237940.post4203204289685216880..comments2023-10-21T03:44:48.329-07:00Comments on Conservation Value Notes: 2007 As a Tipping Point for Climate Change, Peak Oil, and Sustainability: A Few ThoughtsJon Gelbard, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14064135781502426896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22237940.post-20980132913647451892007-10-22T16:24:00.000-07:002007-10-22T16:24:00.000-07:00Personal Rapid Transit is an infeasible concept wi...Personal Rapid Transit is an infeasible concept with a <A HREF="http://www.lightrailnow.org/facts/fa_prt001.htm" REL="nofollow">long, controversial history</A>.<BR/><BR/>Does anybody really think that people (real people, not the digital mannequins that inhabit the computer-generated simulations on PRT websites) would cut down half the trees on their block for an elevated structure with a clear view into their bedroom window?<BR/><BR/>PRT is a ridiculous idea that has wasted a lot of time and money in dozens of cities all over the world. PRT has been promoted here and in other cities by anti-transit, pro-highway individuals and groups who use it as a stalking horse to attack light rail (LRT) as being "too expensive" or "old fashioned".<BR/><BR/>Right now PRT is being used to greenwash aiport expansion at Heathrow Airport. <BR/><BR/>According to the Saint Cloud Times, right-wing Minnesota politicians<A HREF="http://dumpmarkolson.blogspot.com/2007/10/dan-severson-is-rep-mark-olsons-new-prt.html" REL="nofollow"> Rep. Dan Severson and Rep. Mark Olson are again proposing PRT</A> in Minnesota.<BR/><BR/>Learn more at the <A HREF="http://dumpmarkolson.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Dump Mark Olson Blog</A> and the <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/3budm2+" REL="nofollow">PRT is a Joke</A> website.Avidorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16850327519402438923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22237940.post-5266737991591142172007-10-22T13:07:00.000-07:002007-10-22T13:07:00.000-07:00When can I move to a city like that.LRhttp://www.c...When can I move to a city like that.<BR/><BR/>LR<BR/>http://www.cafepress.com/locallygrownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com