Traffic.
Gridlock.
Congestion.
            Solved!

We have all had to drive for hours in a bumper-to-bumper maze of cars with no end in sight. Some of us only deal with heavy traffic on vacations and holidays; others face it daily on our our ride to work. That's just the way it is, we tell ourselves.

But that's not the way it has to be.

Now there is a new way to travel - one that lets us keep the freedom and control that our cars give us, but faster and greener and even more convenient. Soon, cities across the US and the world will have a new choice: SkyTran.

SkyTran is a revolutionary new personal rapid transit (PRT) system - a fast, hyper-efficient car you don't need to drive or park.

• Vehicles drive and park themselves, so you can relax or work instead of driving.
• 100 MPH travel everywhere, with no traffic jams or parking hassles.

SkyTran employs personal sized vehicles that are streamlined and fully computer-controlled. Like a taxi, you ride as a passenger (not a driver) on one-foot-wide "guideways" built above the ground, so that you are safely separated from ground traffic. Like a freeway, there will be a non-stop, high-speed section of guideway with "exits" and "entrances" that lead to and from off-line SkyTran stations. These off-line stations are essential for non-stop, high-speed travel.

• Over 200 MPG equivalent all-electric efficiency makes SkyTran both the most convenient and the greenest form of transportation available.
• No waiting, no schedules. Vehicles wait for you!

At each offline station there also will always be a supply of empty SkyTran vehicles. That means you board immediately with no waiting and no schedule hassles, saving more of your valuable time. SkyTran uses passive magnetic levitation (maglev) allowing vehicles to move without touching the guideway - eliminating significant maintenance costs. There are no tires and no gears. MagLev allows much higher speeds than wheeled vehicles while providing the ultimate in a quiet, smooth ride.

• Systems can be build in weeks at a small fraction of the cost of a freeway or rail project.
• Each line of guideway has more capacity than a three-lane freeway.

The internet allows more throughput and better connectivity than the circuit switching method of the classic telephone network. SkyTran does the exact same thing for transportation - individually switched SkyTran vehicles rather than single-destination trains. Carrying small vehicles of people, non-stop, point-to-point provides more throughput and connectivity than large vehicles like trains and busses that make frequent stops. The resulting huge hourly passenger (and cargo) capacity means rush hour congestion will become a thing of the past.

• Vehicles are nearly silent and the infrastructure has a very small physical footprint.
• Eliminates 99% of hazards you face on roads for accident-free transportation.
  

SkyTran will be a good neighbor, too. Instead of huge freeways or rail lines that divide neighborhoods and take years to build, its one-foot-wide guideways are held up by ordinary utility poles - like stoplights and street lights use. Even the tiny stations you'll see every few blocks are elevated. The physical footprint of SkyTran is just a utility pole every 30 feet, plus stairs and elevators for station access - a tiny environmental impact, and a tiny impact on city neighborhoods. If you live near a SkyTran system, it will change your life. By replacing hundreds of millions of cars' oil consumption, pollution, and CO2 emissions, SkyTran will change the world too.

Skytran's design may sound futuristic, but it's not science fiction. It just uses existing technology in new ways.

Interested? Then read on:

• The description is a deeper introduction to SkyTran,
• The benefits section tells about what SkyTran offers for society and the planet,
• The perspectives tells about what SkyTran means for suburban commuters, those of us that are handicapped and city dwellers,
  
• The technology details,
• and more...

We think you will agree with us that SkyTran is the most convenient, practical, and sustainable transportation system ever conceived. Let's change the world together.