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Steve Raney, MBA, MCP, MS (he/him/his)
Systems Planner
Swyft Cities
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Steve Raney
Swyft Cities
Palo Alto, California, United States
A culling of two decades of practical experience from five practitioners. The invisible hand: why to avoid systems with ongoing operating losses, including a money-losing streetcar example. Safety: fatalities are fine from existing modes, but new modes should have 0, except for Tesla autopilot. Advocacy dos and don’ts: Simpsons Monorail episode Aerospace’s 100-mile system proposal for Los Angeles The inventor’s personality: PRT company founder lectures Google X on why robotaxis won’t work. The inventor’s personality: PRT company founder gets ripped off. Inaccurate press releases: Country X announces a system (provided 100% private financing is provided) Finance-grade ridership & farebox forecasts. 2009 non-announcement of a tech company campus system. The long sales cycle. Making bold claims for unproven technology. Would you bet $10,000 on your statement? Examples of grassroots resistance to systems. Acrophobic wall climbers: persuading risk-averse cities. A Fortune 10 company’s unsolicited proposal to an airport. Planners versus engineers: The Monty Python Bicycle Repairman Skit Feed riders to public transit? Versus disparage public transit? Schematic studies: costing, ridership forecast, revenue sourcesLearning Objectives:
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