[Mpls] Re: Transit modes

[Tim Bonham]

As Treasurer of the Minnesota Horse Council, and an experienced trail 
rider, I can give you miles-per-hour averages for horses.  I assure you 
they would exceed the average speed of northbound Hiawatha Ave traffic at 
morning rush hour, or I-35, or inbound 394, etc.
         And they could easily travel in the ditches alongside these 
freeways, and provide nourishment to the grass, too.  Plus you could get 2 
or 3 in each parking ramp space.  Or turn them out to graze in spots like 
the south Hennepin County Govt Center plaza.
         It's sounding better all the time, Wizard!

Also, regarding PRT in Minneapolis.  I think people have been using an 
unfair example here -- thousands of people leaving Target Center at the 
same time.  That is obviously a situation for MASS transit, not 
PERSONALIZED transit.  Or better yet, a mixture of transit 
modes.  Obviously, this does work now -- people attending games there do 
manage to travel home, without waiting over 4 hours for transportation.
         Personally, I like the idea of PRT.  Especially if integrated with 
light rail, buses, etc.  But I'd like to see it tried on a real, working 
model before we commit large amounts of tax money to building a large PRT 
system.

Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson

>Careful, here. I could start advocating for horses and mules as personal
>transit. Or elephants and camels. Or ....
>
>WizardMarks, Central