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Mountain View Automated Guideway Transit Feasibility Study

Community Meeting April 3, 2017

Jim Lightbody, City of Mountain ViewJenny Baumgartner, Lea+Elliott

Eileen Goodwin, Apex Strategies

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Agenda

Presentation Question & Answers Stations/Discussion

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Introduction

Purpose of Study The Challenge

Employment and housing growth Caltrain rider growth Achieving city goals for mode shift

The Goal Determine if Automated Guideway Transit is feasible How would AGT be integrated into community over time

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Study Approach

Identify potential study area influences 

Identify system design and operating characteristics

Identify potential technology alternatives

Evaluate feasibility of technologies against system characteristics

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Passenger Demand

Projection of future demand follows anticipated community growth

Substantial demand in study corridor (includes future North Bayshore workers & residents) 

Estimated ridership demand during commute peak periods

2,300 to 3,600 riders

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What is AGT technology?

Automated Guideway Transit Driverless Primarily exclusive right‐of‐way / grade separated Guidance system Electric or battery powered Corridor or network configuration Operating procedures Security features  Maintenance programs

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AGT Technologies

Automated Transit Network (ATN) Personal Rapid Transit Group Rapid Transit

Ultra Global: Heathrow PRT 2getthere: Masdar PRT 2getthere: Rivium GRT

Vectus: Suncheon Bay PRTSource: vectusprt.com

Source: SMRT, Architectural Digest Source: 2getthere.euSource: ultraglobalprt.com

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AGT Technologies

Automated Transit Network (ATN)

Source: cartoq.com Source: BBC Source: 2getthere

2getthere: Masdar PRT Interior Ultra Global: PRT Station 2getthere: GRT Interior Rendering

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Automated People Movers (APM) Rubber Tired or Steel Wheeled Monorails Maglevs

AGT Technologies

Doppelmayr: APM - Oakland Airport Connector

Bombardier: Monorail - Las Vegas

Bombardier: APM - Phoenix Sky Harbor

Mitsubishi: HSST Maglev - Nagoya

Source: Lea+Elliott

Source: Bombardier.com

Source: Bombardier.com Source: Mitsubishitoday.com

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AGT Technologies

Automated People Movers (APM)

Source: Bombardier

Bombardier: Monorail - Las VegasBombardier: APM – PHX Sky TrainTM APM Interior

Source: Stuckattheairport.com

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AGT Technologies

Autonomous Transit Capable of integration with mixed‐flow traffic

EasyMile: Singapore Gardens by the Sea Navya/Keolis: Las Vegas, NVEasyMile: Wageningen University, Netherlands

Navya: M City, University of Michigan

Source: Navya.tech

Source: Easymile.comSource: Easymile.com Source: lasvegasweekly.com

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AGT Technologies

Autonomous Transit

Navya: Interior, University of MichiganEasyMile: EZ10

Source: Detroit.cbslocal.com Source: Allianz.com

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AGT Technologies

Aerial Cable Gondolas Aerial Trams Funitels

Source: Flickr: m01229

Roosevelt Island Tramway (NYC, NY)

Singapore Cable Car (Sentosa, Singapore) Portland Aerial Tram (Portland, OR)

Squaw Valley Funitel (Squaw Valley, CA)

Source: photograph by Sigreenx, distributed under no licensing, public domain.

Source: photograph by Cacophony, distributed under a CC BY 3.0 licenseSource: Distributed under a CC-BY 4.0 license

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AGT Technologies

Aerial Cable

Source: kttalkstahoe.blogspot.comSource: liftblog.comSource: http://static.panoramio.com

Portland Tram Tower Whistler Peak to Peak “3S” Station Squaw Valley Funitel Interior

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Stations

Technology Characteristics Potential System Values/Objectives  System Characteristics ‐ Priorities/Considerations

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Thank You!

Questions & Answers

Website: https://MountainViewAGTFeasibility.com

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Stations

Technology Characteristics Potential System Values/Objectives  System Characteristics ‐ Priorities/Considerations