Info about the TX DOT RFP (low emission freight transportation)

[Jerry Schneider]

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>Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:39:42 -0600
>From: "Roger Beall" <Roger...@txdot.gov>
>To: "Jerry Schneider" <j...@peak.org>
>Subject: Re: Fwd: TxDOT Internet E-Mail
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>To the best of my knowledge, the Commission has not considered rule
>revisions to allow passenger movement.
>
>Thanks,
>Roger
>
>From: Jerry Schneider <j...@peak.org>
>To: "Roger Beall" <Roger...@txdot.gov>
>Date: 1/2/2012 4:03 PM
>Subject: Re: Fwd: TxDOT Internet E-Mail
>At 10:04 AM 1/2/2012, you wrote:
> >Mr. Schneider,
> >
> >I have been informed that you are interested in the status of the
> >RFP for a lease of state-own ROW for low emission freight
> >transportation facilities. We received one proposal and are
> >currently reviewing it. We do not have an anticipated award or
> >rejection date yet.
> >
> >Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
>I am wondering if the Texas Transportation Commission has considered
>amending the administrative rule that does not allow people and
>freight to be transported on the same exclusive,automated guideway in
>separate vehicles - like those being developed by MegaWay in Forth
>Worth? It would seem to offer a way to obtain more revenue from such
>a system without reducing its performance, since the vehicles would
>not interfere with each other and make greater use of the most
>expensive part of the system - the elevated (mostly) guideway. The
>railroad problem of sharing passenger trains and freight trains on
>the same track does not exist for an automated system like MegaWay.
>
>
>- Jerry Schneider -
> Innovative Transportation Technologies
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- Jerry Schneider -
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