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15 Jul 08

William H. Whyte on 'Broadway Boulevard'

"The pedestrian is a social being; he is also a transportation unit, and a remarkably efficient one. … Most transportation experts, however, scant the pedestrian and his potential; millions are being spent in research on new kinds of people-movers but very little on the oldest and best kind: people themselves."

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29 May 08

Subterranean robot train to beat the jams

Cargo Cap's genius lies in its simplicity. Beneath city streets would run a series of tunnels. An electric monorail system would be built to run sealed capsules guided by computers and sensors, each carrying up to 600kg in weight. The plan is for them to run, in tens of thousands, 24 hours a day, gliding silently direct to delivery points.

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