ultimate TOD attempt?

[Dennis Manning]

Could the Tyson's corner goals make it the ultimate TOD?

 

See: http://tinyurl.com/3mgbve6

 

PRT efforts have been made at Tyson's corner, but to not much notice. Too bad. Looks like a good place for PRT.

 

Dennis

[Jerry Schneider]

I'm pretty sure that Jerry Kieffer has tried to get the relevant
officials interested in a PRT circulator at Tysons for during that
last 20 or so years. He used to live in nearby Falls Church. He might
be willing to provide a review of his experiences on this topic.

- Jerry Schneider -
Innovative Transportation Technologies
http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans

[Jerry Roane]

Dennis
This is rare.  I think Tyson's Corner would be a fit for PRT.  It has the right configuration.  I could see dual mode feeding P R T in that location.  A trip to the capitol would be a few minutes on dual mode and P R T would let you get around the shops.

Jerry Roane

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[Jerry Schneider]

At 08:32 AM 9/25/2011, you wrote:

>Dennis
>This is rare. I think Tyson's Corner would be a fit for PRT. It
>has the right configuration. I could see dual mode feeding P R T in
>that location. A trip to the capitol would be a few minutes on dual
>mode and P R T would let you get around the shops.

Only one problem - most of the shopkeepers I've interviewed would
prefer that their customers not have easy access to their competitors.

[Dennis Manning]

Yes, I think Jerry Kieffer probably worked more to get PRT introduced at
Tyson's corner than anyone else.

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[Michael Weidler]

If most shopkeepers would prefer that their customers not have easy access to their competitors, then why are they setting up shop in a mall?

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[Jerry Schneider]

At 01:24 PM 2/12/2012, you wrote:
>If most shopkeepers would prefer that their customers not have easy
>access to their competitors, then why are they setting up shop in a mall?

I think it is the mall managers who don't want easy connections to
nearby malls. The shopkeepers probably don't have much of a say in
the matter. They just pay high rents and sign massive contracts
periodically and try to stay alive. My interviews were done back in
1976 so maybe things are different now. Several people have tried to
get the Tysons people interested in PRT with absolutely no success,
so far as I know. Why? I don't know.