Edina Foundation: Big Carrot, Bigger Stick - JPods

EdinaIt costs less to move lesswww.JPods.comGreen line is a potential route.Green bars are 1/2 and 1 mile long.Deployment Conflicts: Winter and Road ConstructionA standard joke in northern climates is there aretwo seasons, winter and road construction.JPods do not operate in the same plane as currentcongestion.Being ultra-light JPods can be constructed withoutsubstantial disruption to the existing traffic patternand at a rate of miles per day per installation team.As private enterprise where construction time consumesprofit, JPods will minimize construction time.In modern times, government contractors maytake 4 years to build 10 miles of light rail. Thatis because we decide it should take so long, notbecause it does. On April 28, 1869 a crew from theCentral Pacific laid 10 miles of heavy rail betweensunrise and sunset. CP was privately financed.As we get our deployment techniques well honed,JPods should be able to deploy rail, knitting a citytogether at an amazing rate.