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Sustainable Transit

Sustainable Transit. for. A World Market. April 2013. World Wide Need for Sustainable Transit. Multi-lateral banks and NGOs discuss the way forward for the MDBs' $175 billion historic commitment for sustainable Transit. Economic Benefit. Composite manufacturing for vehicles

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Sustainable Transit

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  1. Sustainable Transit for A World Market April 2013

  2. World Wide Need for Sustainable Transit Multi-lateral banks and NGOs discuss the way forward for the MDBs' $175 billion historic commitment for sustainable Transit

  3. Economic Benefit • Composite manufacturing for vehicles • Southern Minnesota • Steel Manufacturing for Guideway • Iron Range Computer Electronic Components Communication Technology Job Creation • Servicing a $45 billion industry creates economic activity • San Jose is starting a program to locate the industry in their city

  4. University of Minnesota “the ability of people to reach the destinations that they need to visit in order to meet their needs.” PRT is Point to Point Mass Transit Center for Transportation Studies • CTS Series • Access to Destinations • Concept of Accessibility

  5. Point to Point Mass Transit • Linear transit vs. Point to Point • Environmentally Sound Personal Mass transit. • Sensitive to the area where it is implemented • A Technology Business that Demonstrates 21st Century Mass Transit to the World

  6. Sustainable Each gallon of gasoline burned adds nearly 20 pounds of CO2 to the atmosphere. A recent study for an urban area of 1.8 million people concluded that for 24% of all vehicle trips or 250 million trips per year would prefer the PRT mode of travel. This gasoline consumption reduction is estimated at over 80 million gallons of gasoline per year With a reduction of over 1.5 billion pounds of CO2 emissions each year.

  7. PRT Benefits PRT is Point to Point Mass Transit Sustainable Modern Transit Modern Technology Multi-modal

  8. Jobs for Minnesota • The Need has been Indentified • A $45 Billion Global Market – Frost and Sullivan • Sustainable Job Creation – MN Product Preferred • University of Minnesota

  9. Jobs for Minnesota • System Specification • Build the Control System • Create Software (TrakEdit)for layout analysis and control system verification • Build and Test Alpha • Build a Pilot System √ √ √ √

  10. QUESTIONS ● ContactMike Lester CEO Taxi 2000 Corp (763) 350-7412mlester@taxi2000.com www.taxi2000.com Taxi 2000 Corporation 8050 University Ave North Fridley, MN 55432

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