In August last year we reported on a planned traffic
and transportation system from China: a ‘fast bus’ that straddles the street,
allowing it to run over cars and under underpasses at up to 40kmph (read more
here).
and transportation system from China: a ‘fast bus’ that straddles the street,
allowing it to run over cars and under underpasses at up to 40kmph (read more
here).
Last week, TreeHugger reported an update on the fast
bus – which doesn’t appear to be progressing very fast at all! Whilst 186km of
track was meant to have been constructed by the end of 2010, there has been no
news or indication of the progress on the project either from China or the Chinese
media since the initial announcement.
bus – which doesn’t appear to be progressing very fast at all! Whilst 186km of
track was meant to have been constructed by the end of 2010, there has been no
news or indication of the progress on the project either from China or the Chinese
media since the initial announcement.
TreeHugger goes one step further, and traces the
concept back to a 1969 proposal in the New York Magazine, by Craig Hodgetts and
Lester Walker. At the time, they also proposed another innovation: the bus that
never stops. It’s fascinating reading, and certainly a unique and innovative
concept to address traffic and public transportation.
concept back to a 1969 proposal in the New York Magazine, by Craig Hodgetts and
Lester Walker. At the time, they also proposed another innovation: the bus that
never stops. It’s fascinating reading, and certainly a unique and innovative
concept to address traffic and public transportation.