Not your father's public transport: move over cars, trains, and buses-here comes personal rapid transit
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Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) a new rapid transit system in North America is described that combines the automobiles direct destination-to-destination convenience and privacy with public transit's capacity to reduce pollution, unclog traffic, and serve low-income communities. Details of the prototypes of PRT system and its features are elaborated.
Publication Name: Utne: A Different Read on Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 1544-2225
Year: 2003
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The fires this time
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The wildfires of the summer of 2000 show how chaos touches every life in the form of weather - on television, which loves weather disasters almost as much as police chases.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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Preserving the (near) past
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The importance of preserving the historic kinds of things is explained. Few examples are quoted, which are treated as historical places in the United States.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 2005
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