tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19868672.post2637942270368907121..comments2023-06-20T08:37:03.251-07:00Comments on The Laffable Luddite Chronicles: A headline that would mean something...Mr_Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15110337375082902901noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19868672.post-42782124013504096752007-12-29T12:07:00.000-08:002007-12-29T12:07:00.000-08:00"we seek a small footprint (physical and otherwise..."we seek a small footprint (physical and otherwise), relative to other transportation modes."<BR/><BR/>Good!<BR/><BR/>I don't see PRT as having a small footprint relative to other transportation modes. It looks pretty big to me. <BR/><BR/>I certainly don't want to see a PRT track cluttering up my skyshed, blocking the view of the sky, the mountains and the far ocean horizon.<BR/><BR/>Automobiles, at least, stay on the ground, most of the time. Automobiles can be made to run on solar produced electricity. Automobiles already have a built-out infrastructure. No need to build new trackways, stations, maintenance facilities and administrative centers.<BR/><BR/>More is merely more. No new technology replaces the old. It's always in addition to, not instead of. <BR/><BR/>We need more less and less more.Michael A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980105313542633114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19868672.post-28505395992277156502007-12-28T23:20:00.000-08:002007-12-28T23:20:00.000-08:00Comedy? Sure, although I usually call it The Funny...Comedy? Sure, although I usually call it The Funny.<BR/><BR/>I suppose you can think of this as a counter-propaganda blog that also has satire and parody. May I recommend our Manifesto link in the sidebar?<BR/><BR/>I wear many hats. I also do political satire, but not here. And traffic calming and pedestrian & bike safety, also not here.<BR/><BR/>Watch this page for news of the launch of a new collaborative blog about 'advanced transit,' which I think may be more of what you're looking for.<BR/><BR/>Until then, I leave you with this insight into the PRT philosophy: not all infrastructure layers are created equal; through minimalism do we seek a small footprint (physical and otherwise), <I>relative to other transportation modes.</I>Mr_Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15110337375082902901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19868672.post-14330927079766147262007-12-28T20:28:00.000-08:002007-12-28T20:28:00.000-08:00I've been searching diligently in the roundabout f...I've been searching diligently in the roundabout for a rational, fact-based discussion of PRT, so far to no avail. I'm puzzled by this site... is this a comedy blog?<BR/><BR/>So far, PRT is much like reincarnation: it has little to recommend it other than the enthusiasm of its adherents. I would welcome a cogent discussion of the utility of a transportation system that adds yet another layer of infrastructure on an already overburdened transportation systemMichael A. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980105313542633114noreply@blogger.com