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Three steps to ATN in Kirkland
The City of Kirkland
Ron Swenson
INIST
February 10, 2014
The three steps are
3. Collaboration
1. Economics
2. Technology
Economics
J Y “Dave” Wang told meThere are two kinds of
business:
• Good business–Selling
• Bad business–Buying
1975
exports
importsG
ap
The USA is buying
Mexico 79%
Canada 91%
Japan 48%
China 26%
Saudi Arabia 34%CIA Factbook 2012
68%32%
2012
Which will it be?!
2GetThere = buying
ULTra = buying
Vectus = buying
Modutram = buying
Tex Johnston was selling
The “Ohm team” is selling
Technology
There are 3 ways to raise the bar
• Energy• Visual Impact• Capacity
Energy
Oil is not the energy of the future
Is it going to be the all new Doncar?Or …
… follow San José’s example and do ATN with renewable energy
• Ensure that the ATN system is built … utilizing renewable energy
• … maximize energy efficiency and potentially be powered in whole or part by renewable energy.
• … and calculating carbon emissions reductions achievable through renewable energy
• evaluate cost/benefits of using renewable energy to offset all or a portion of the energy requirements
• Provide analysis of cost/savings and recommend specifications to execute energy-efficiency and renewable energy strategies…
••••
2009
Typical trip patterns closely match the pattern of sunshine, with evening extension
A solar canopy can be attractive
Visual Impact
Construction Hawaii before
Construction Hawaii after
Construction Hawaii Beamways
Capacity
Capacity can be increased with state of the art control systems
1. CAPACITY 2. COST
A very low cost vehicle-carried controller
is needed
~500% improvement over the state of the art control
is needed
ATN systems use off line stations to get better use of the tracks
Bucky Fuller said find ways to do …
More with Less
1966
Young people will help raise the bar
10 X
• Energy• Visual Impact• Capacity
Collaboration
New urban infrastructure requires multi-sector engagement
3. Industry
1. Universities
2. Cities
Universities
Local schools can join in the challenge
Collaborative visualization is another key tool
INIST is doing it with Encitra 4D …
Cities
We formed ATNA to bring cities together to share best practices
• Cupertino• Milpitas• Mountain View• San Jose• Santa Clara • Santa Cruz• Sunnyvale
2013
We formed ATNA to bring cities together to share best practices
The ATN Associationwww.atna.us
• Kirkland• Redmond• Bellevue• … and others …
Industry
Kirkland’s sponsors will make all the difference
• Pace Engineering, Inc.• SRM Development, LLC• Keller Williams Eastside• Nytec, Inc.• Woodmark Hotel• Kirkland Marriott Courtyard Hotel• Heathman Hotel• Google
Thank you!
www.inist.org
www.encitra.com
www.atna.us
www.podcar.org
www.podcarcity.org
www.superway.us
www.solarskyways.com
Do we have 100 years of Natural Gas?
2012
How long will it last?
How can we deliver on the solar skyways challenge?
2 seconds apart @ 90 km/hr = 50 m
Solar Race Car averages 90 km/hr with 6 m2 solar panel
… Podcars have 50 m ÷ 3 m = 17 X more collection area than solar race cars!
17 X17 X
2m
3m
Knowing it can be done, let’s ramp onto the Solar Skyway …
2006
