One of northern Utah’s popular ski destinations, a mountain village just east of Salt Lake City called Alta, is only reachable via a windy 8-mile canyon road that in addition to being narrow is subject to frequent closers due to avalanche.
UDOT's search for answers drew some 105-odd ideas, and after a couple of years of study, things have now boiled down to three proposals – two using bus, a third, aerial gondola.
The 124-page report was made public a couple of weeks ago.
Here’s how they blew off my suggestion of dual-mode (p 53).
“Dual-mode Advanced Vehicular Endeavor, or D.A.V.E. uses an ordinary automobile (or light truck) adapted so it can drive on the street network and then be picked up by a fixed guideway and travel above ground.
Based on an internet search and a review of transportation and transit resources, UDOT did not find any examples where a (dual-mode) concept has been implemented. UDOT determined that the D.A.V.E concept would require a technology that does not currently exist and is not commercially or institutionally available.
Because a commercially available product is not available, designing a D.A.V.E. alternative for the S.R. 210 Project would require an extensive and costly research and development process.
For these reasons, the D.A.V.E. concept does not meet the logistical, technological, or economic requirements for a reasonable or practicable Little Cottonwood Canyon alternative.”
I’m wondering what moron was tasked with responding because as anyone in this group knows, a 2-minute Google exploration would have turned up all kinds of dual-mode along with videos and animations. Clearly someone either missed it or, (IMO) more likely ignored it.
Thoughts?
Dave Brough
PS If you want to contact the Project directly, here’s a link.
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Jerry,
Speaking of the devil, here’s the text of an email I received earlier today from the project manager inviting my response in the form of a ‘detailed proposal’. The more the merrier, as they say. Deadline is July 10th (Friday).
Dave,Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Josh Van Jura and I am the project manager for the Little Cottonwood EIS project. The dual mode, D.A.V.E concept was considered by UDOT in the EIS process, please see page 53 of the Screening Report for additional information on why it was screened out.
Link to the screening report here
We would invite you to submit a detailed proposal with data or sources that UDOT could use for objective analysis against the same screening criteria as the other alternatives were compared against. This would include information such as:
Examples of an operational system
Costs related to construction, operation and maintenance
Manufacturers of this product
Dave BroughI can be reached at the number below if you have any questions. Please remember the comment period ends Friday July 10th.
Best Regards,
Joshua Van Jura
Utah Dept. of Transportation
Project Manager - Little Cottonwood EIS
(801) 231-8452
Josh van jura <jvan...@utah.gov>
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