"...Olson, who in 14 years of legislative service has cast more than his share of truly confusing votes and taken some bizarre stands on issue. Tops on the list: He opposes Northstar but supports personal rapid transit, a yet-unproven transit system involving individual cars on yet-to-be-built tracks."
The rapid depletion of petroleum supplies and global warming are serious issues that share one common solution; a decrease in our dependence on fossil fuels.
One part of that solution is a greater public investment in rail transit. Although trains use power derived from fossil fuels, trains are far more efficient. Transit-oriented development is more pedestrian-friendly, allowing people to be less dependent on automobiles.
There are so many websites promoting PRT and other phony "gadgetbahn" transportation concepts. Here's a new one, that brazenly presents itself as a solution to global warming and Peak Oil.... Smart Skyways:
SmartSkyways is seeking a $15 Million joint venture partner to assist us in engineering and building a sales model fn Colorado for our Automated Guideway Transport (AGT). We will then market our technology for a $5 billion Franchise in the State of Colorado as shown under the routes button. Someday we want to compete for various routes world wide.
Smart Skyways is linked to other websites such as Beyond Oil USA and a grandiose real estate venture called Airpark Village in Fort Collins, Colorado which has gotten the usual puffy media treatment from the news media:
A futuristic 50-block green-research hub is planned for the city. The $1 billion campus would be “a community for the new creative class.”
The promoter of Airpark Village is a wacky real estate developer named Lloyd Goff.
There will always be guys like Goff and Olson around to confuse and bamboozle the public about real transportation choices. It's time the major news media stop publishing gee-whiz puff pieces about PRT. If Global warming and the depleting supply of petroleum are not seriously addressed soon, there will be dire consequences for future generations.
Mark Olson couldn't care less about future generations. He has no children of his own. Olson exploited his step-children in his campaign literature. He beat up the mother of those 2 children (and lied about defending himself against her). After he beat up the mother of those kids, Olson ran away and hid in a church school. At his araignment, Olson cried and clutched a Bible. When confronted by the media, Olson cowardly refused to answer questions. He abused the justice system by delaying his court date so he can keep collecting a check from the Minnesota taxpayers for as long as he can.
That's the sort of person who promotes PRT.
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