The document discusses the proposal of the Santa Cruz Citizens for Personal Rapid Transit (SCC-PRT) committee to educate the public and government agencies about personal rapid transit (PRT) as a sustainable transportation solution. The committee aims to create educational videos, websites and printed materials about PRT to help solve issues like traffic, emissions and limited transportation options. They request $190,200 over two years to hire personnel like a coordinator and designers to develop these materials and promote Santa Cruz as a potential location for a PRT system. PRT is described as an on-demand, automated transportation network that could provide a sustainable alternative to reliance on automobiles.

1. “We face a true planetary emergency. The
climate crisis is not a political issue; it is a
moral and spiritual challenge to all of
humanity. It is also our greatest
opportunity to lift global consciousness to
a higher level.”
Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Al Gore

2. Santa Cruz Citizens for Personal
Rapid Transit
Loyalty to the community and quality of life
for succeeding generations.

3. SCC-PRT
 25 member committee
 Solve traffic incidents, gridlock and grow
economically the downtown area.
 $190,200.00 in a two year period.
 Used for the hiring of personnel to create
video, website, and printed materials to
educate government agencies and the
public of the powerful sustainability that
PRT has to offer.

4. Problem
 The way we live impacts the our global
environment.
 CO2 emissions from automobiles
 Peak Oil & the rising price of oil
 Traffic gridlock
 Limited options of sustainable transportation
for commuters

5. CO2 emissions from
automobiles
One American Citizen =
about 15,000 pounds
of CO2 emissions
each year.
We are a country built
for Automobiles: 1/3
of the CO2 produced
comes from
automobiles.

6. Peak Oil & the Rising price of oil
 October 2007 a barrel of oil sold for $98.62
 Peak oil: resource depletion.
 Switch from a buyers' to a sellers' market.

7. Traffic gridlock
 The county hosts 4.5
million visitors
annually
Traffic Gridlock

8. Limited alternate sustainable
transportation options for
commuters
Commuters
into Santa
Cruz Co
•
 Santa Automobiles
Rise in Cruz Metro
Mobility
Carpool impaired
Walking
Bicycles Commuters
use population
2000
out of
1990
Santa Cruz
Co. 1980
Commuters
within
Santa Cruz
Co.
0 20,00 40,00 60,00 80,00 100,0
0 0 0 0 00

9. Sustainable Solution: PRT

10. Key characteristics of PRT
include:
 On-demand, origin-to-destination service
 Small, fully-automated vehicles
 Exclusive-use guide ways
 Off-line stations
 A network or system of fully-connected
guide ways

11. How to get the word out?
 Our goal is to draw
attention to the Santa
Cruz area as a potential
location for PRT.
 Government Officials
 The public
A personal rapid transit vehicle at the Taxi 2000
facility in Fridley. (MPR Photo/Laura McCallum)

12. Method:
 Video/DVD
 Website
 Printed
educational
materials
Heathrow Airport PRT touchpad

13. Video/DVD Production
Discussing Ultra Light
Rail is one potential
key element in
creating a
transportation system
using sustainable
energy sources
Morgantown West Virginia

14. Website
 http://www.cprt-sc.com/

15. Printed educational materials

16. To meet our objectives
 SCC-PRT will need to
hire
 Professional
coordinator
 Instructional Designer
 Web designer
 Office space to rent
 Office equipment to
run an office.

17. First year funding
 $30,000.00
community match
 Events
 Private investors

18. Santa Cruz Citizens for Personal
Rapid Transit
Loyalty to the community and quality of life
for succeeding generations.