Transit: People on the Move
Transportation:
. . . moving whatever
Transit:
. . . moving people
. . . moving whatever
Transit:
. . . moving people
Future of transit:
One of the few areas in which
the US has a serious
longer-term planning effort
In central Arkansas:
http://metroplan.org
630 Monorail Concept:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqB8RwnmZb4
http://imaginecentralarkansas.org/
A product of metroplan.org
Some ways to organize transit discussion
. . . small to big
. . . . . . e.g. roller skates to cruise ship
. . . # people
. . . . . . personal transit to ... what?
. . . distance
. . . . . . What to what?
. . . speed
. . . . . . What to what?
. . . . . . for example:
. . . . . . (2016) let's list your topics on the board
. . . . . . . . . then refer to them as appropriate as we go along
For as long as people have existed
. . . we have needed to go places
. . . let's discuss past, current, & future methods
For each way to organize from the previous slide
. . .list past, current, & future methods
For each method
. . .how do our project topics relate to each?
For each method
. . .what substitutions are possible?
. . . . . .see substitutions slides below as needed
For each future method
. . .answer the "...other questions" below
Substitutes for Walking
. . . walking
. . . unicycles (see images)
. . . . . . unicycle of the future:
. . . . . . . . . solowheel!
short video
. . . bikes
. . . . . . what will bikes of the future be like?
. . . . . . . . . let's figure it out
. . . . . . . . . then let's check the web
. . . . . . . . . . . . images.google.com
. . . . . . . . . . . . general web search
. . . scooters
. . . . . . wheels front-and-back
. . . . . . wheels side-to-side
. . . . . . . . . Segway
. . . . . . which has more future potential?
. . . . . . what will be the scooter of the future?
. . . trikes
. . . . . . will they displace bikes?
. . . . . . . . . what will trikes of the future be like?
. . . . . . . . . . . . let's think first, then check the web
. . . pedibuses
. . . . . . Do they have a future?
. . . roller skates
. . . . . . from traditional to rollerblades
. . . . . . . . . (check online pics to see?)
. . . . . . Skates of the future?
. . . . . . Basically, shoes of the future!
. . . skateboards
. . . . . . Skateboards of the future?
Substitutes for Horses
. . . horse
. . . future of horses?
. . . cars
. . . . . . horses are mobile
. . . . . . cars are "auto-mobile"
. . . . . . . . . "auto" means "self"
. . . . . . so what is an autoautomobile?
. . . . . . Will self-driving cars differ from today's cars?
. . . . . . . . . fewer of them needed, personal ownership not needed, use garage and $ for other things, Uber et al. could use, municipalities could replace bus fleets, commuting could become less problematic, use your car as a cab while you sleep or work, prices lower (why?), ...
. . . hovercraft
. . . . . . Why might hovercraft become important in the future?
. . . . . . . . . roads could just be flat grass strips: cheaper!
. . . . . . . . . what if hovercraft happen?
. . . jet packs (1, 2)
. . . . . . we could check youtube also
. . . small planes?
. . . . . . is there a future there?
. . . rocket ships?
. . . . . . multiple pilots works better
. . . how about flying cars?
. . . . . . check youtube for examples
. . . . . . is there a future there?
. . . autogyro?
. . . . . . check wikipedia/whatever for definition
. . . . . . check youtube to see them in action
. . . . . . is there a future here?
. . . helicopter?
. . . . . . is there a future for them?
What are the future prospects for substituting for these?
. . . powered parachutes
. . . trains
. . . subways
. . . buses
. . . spaceships
. . . moving sidewalks
. . . escalators
. . . elevators
. . . planes
. . . boats
. . . evacuated tube transport
. . . . . . e.g. a hyperloop
. . . . . . . . . (do web search)
. . . shoes that produce electricity
. . . tiny robocars with telepresence function
. . . current telepresence bots
Some other questions to ask about these
What would change for you if each of these took hold?
. . . quality of life?
. . . privacy?
. . . security?
. . . career impacts?
. . . what else?
. . . how have these things impacted the past?
. . . what other possibilities for future impacts?
What about other people?
What about businesses, governments...?
What about society as a whole?
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