Edina Foundation: Big Carrot, Bigger Stick - JPods

EdinaIt costs less to move lesswww.JPods.comCongestion: Work-week per YearGreen line is a potential route.Green bars are 1/2 and 1 mile long.Congestion costs the typical worker 43 hours peryear.A work-week per year loss. This equates to a 2%tax on working. In cities like LA or New York thecost is double.Commuting to work by bus takes about twice aslong as by car. Delays are a tax on time.JPods provide the personal mobility of a car withoutthe requirement to park or operate it.As cars only operate where there are roads, JPodswill only operate where there are rails (or roadswhen combined with a carrier).JPods can be both private and public.