Denver / San Francisco / Seattle / Dallas / Houston / Minneapolis / New York / Salt Lake City / Portland / Charlotte / Los Angeles / Miami / Honolulu / San Diego / Chicago / Sacramento / /
Company
Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. / Phileas / Puget / Seattle Times / Toyota / Ford / the Star / /
Continent
Asia / Europe / /
Country
Japan / United States / /
Currency
USD / / /
Event
Natural Disaster / Environmental Issue / /
Facility
Bay Bridge / /
IndustryTerm
transportation investments / rubber tire technology / transportation policy / century railroad technology / transportation options / transportation systems / fire protection services / retail / rail technologies / rubber tire rapid transit system / imported oil / steelrails technology / roadway technologies / public services / transportation investment / urban passenger rail systems / bus systems / rubber tire systems / rubber tire / tour services / rail systems / road technologies / advantageous technology / elevated rail technology / comfortable and secure using rail transportation / rail technology / Rush hour travel times / kinetic energy / rail transportation system / less intensive greenhouse gas emissions / car ownership / car pooling rate / travel times / energy efficiency / transportation infrastructure / shorter travel times / century technology / transportation system / rail transport systems / transit systems / /
NaturalFeature
Columbia River / /
Organization
City’s Rapid Transit Division / Federal Transit Administration / City Council / federal government / /
Person
Infraconsult Schneider / Michael Schneider / /
Position
economist / driver / consultant / mathematician / Managing Partner / planning and engineering design consultant for this project / Professor / Manager of Marketing and Sales / /
Product
Toyota Prius / /
ProvinceOrState
Hawaii / Washington / /
Technology
road technologies / 19th century railroad technology / four technologies / rail technology / rail technologies / Choosing Bus Technology / elevated rail technology / rail-based technologies / roadway technologies / 19th century technology / steelrails technology / rubber tire technology / 19th Century polluting technology / /
Response To Panos Prevedouros’ “20 Reasons For Choosing Bus Technology” Point Of Contact: Michael Schneider, Managing Partner, Infraconsult 1. Claim: “From a capacity analysis stand