8.6 Miles of New Rail for $129 Million? (mall, garden, moving)

[WINTERFRONT]

the cabins are small though

[Coconut1]

It's only meant for 1-4 people.

It's personal meaning you don't have to share the space with anyone unless you want to. It's like driving a car, but with no traffic, no stoplights, no accidents, no drunk drivers, no muss, no fuss. Say I wanted to Government Center from Coconut Grove. Instead of having to stop at Vizcaya and Brickell like you do with Metrorail, you simply go non-stop, without having to ride with others, from Coconut Grove to Government Center.

[hurricaneMan1992]

Originally Posted by Coconut1

Say I wanted to Government Center from Coconut Grove. Instead of having to stop at Vizcaya and Brickell like you do with Metrorail, you simply go non-stop, without having to ride with others, from Coconut Grove to Government Center.

Yeah, but you go nonstop at about 12 mph (Wikipedia search PRT), about the average speed of a city transit bus. Of course, you wouldn't have to wait as long for it.

IMHO, it's fine for getting around a compact area such as a business district or an airport; Heathrow has this. Perhaps viable for the urban core (say, Design District to lower Brickell), but I don't think it would work as well for longer distances along a single corridor (e.g., up Biscayne Blvd. to Broward). For that, "group rapid transit" (GRT) would be more suited.

[Coconut1]

Originally Posted by hurricaneMan1992

Yeah, but you go nonstop at about 12 mph (Wikipedia search PRT), about the average speed of a city transit bus. Of course, you wouldn't have to wait as long for it.

IMHO, it's fine for getting around a compact area such as a business district or an airport; Heathrow has this. Perhaps viable for the urban core (say, Design District to lower Brickell), but I don't think it would work as well for longer distances along a single corridor (e.g., up Biscayne Blvd. to Broward). For that, "group rapid transit" (GRT) would be more suited.

I absolutely agree that this isn't for long hauls. However, going from say the beach to downtown, or downtown to Little Havana or Coral Gables, or Coral Gables to South Miami, etc. is what it would be good for.

It would be great to be able to get on in Coral Gables and go directly, non-stop to Miami Beach or Downtown.

These cars go 25 MPH which doesn't seem too speedy, but remember there's no traffic to contend with, no stoplights, etc.

[DarkWolf]

Thats very cheap , sounds like a Texas or Alberta price for Rail..... I wish that was true all across the US...

[alphamale]

It's only about $15 MIllion per mile.

Gold rails, I assume?

[Coconut1]

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

Thats very cheap , sounds like a Texas or Alberta price for Rail..... I wish that was true all across the US...

I don't see why it wouldn't be similar, even in NJ.

It it's $129M in CA, I can't imagine it being too much more for other places.

The snow removal pod is really neat looking, too

[DarkWolf]

Originally Posted by Coconut1

I don't see why it wouldn't be similar, even in NJ.

It it's $129M in CA, I can't imagine it being too much more for other places.

The snow removal pod is really neat looking, too

Each state has a different amount of Rules and Construction specs. Up here we need to build things to withstand Hurricanes , Blizzards , Heat and extreme cold.....down there its only the heat and hurricanes which when you look at it , isn't that bad.

[Coconut1]

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

Each state has a different amount of Rules and Construction specs.

This is true... but... Miami Dade County has the highest and strongest codes in the country.

[DarkWolf]

Originally Posted by Coconut1

This is true... but... Miami Dade County has the highest and strongest codes in the country.

Higher usage and 24/7 operate in some areas....you have to factor that in...