Edina Foundation: Big Carrot, Bigger Stick - JPods

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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.
EdinaIt costs less to move lesswww.JPods.comSafety: 9,000 Times SaferGreen line is a potential route.Green bars are 1/2 and 1 mile long.Auto Deaths in Minnesota11.12 per 100k557 deaths in 2004Economic cost $3.065 billionWuppertal, Germany105 years1.5 billion passengers4 deathsRoller coaster (9,000 times safer than cars)One death per 90 million34 deaths in last 26 years (most from suicidal orintentionally unsafe behavior).JPodsSlow, low G-Force roller coaster mechanicscombined with automated computer control.
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