Could be feeder system to BART and downtowns
The Tri Delta Transit Board of Directors has unanimously approved a resolution to support feasibility study findings regarding a Dynamic Personal Micro Transit (DPMT) system in Eastern Contra Costa County.
As a strong community partner and forward-thinking transit agency, Tri Delta Transit’s decision sets the stage for multiple cities in Eastern Contra Costa County to partner with Glydways to bring an innovative 28-mile, personal micro transit solution to the region through a public-private partnership model.
The feasibility study was conducted by Advanced Mobility Group (AMG) at the request of the Cities of Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, and Brentwood, as well as Contra Costa County and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority. Glydways Feasbility Study TDT BOD 032421
The study focused on a 28-mile DPMT system with 56 boarding locations planned between the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station and downtown Brentwood. The system is anticipated to complement existing transportation modes such as Tri Delta Transit bus service, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), and the Amtrak San Joaquins train line, and could deliver connectivity to more than 7 million riders annually.
With the feasibility study conclusions affirmed by Tri Delta Transit, the findings will also be presented to each city council for the above-mentioned cities in the coming months. The support of Tri Delta Transit’s board for a mobility option that complements existing transit service is significant, since it smooths the path for cities, partners, and stakeholders to consider entering into a project development agreement with Glydways to further plan and fund the potential system.
“We are looking forward to our collaboration with Glydways to deploy this new innovative mobility option in our community that we serve and increase public transportation options,” said Jeanne Krieg, CEO of Tri Delta Transit.
Founded by Mark Seeger in 2016, Glydways is a system of on-demand autonomous vehicles, right-sized to carry passengers to their personalized destinations, privately. These vehicles operate on dedicated roads that are closed off to all other forms of transport. These roads form an interconnected network optimized for mass-transit throughput. Passengers enjoy a direct-to-destination journey with a consistently premium experience.
“At Glydways, we believe that mobility is a basic human right. We believe that access to affordable housing, employment, education, commerce, and healthcare leads to social and economic prosperity—and that the key to the equitable distribution of this prosperity is access to low-cost and ubiquitous mobility for everyone, everywhere,” said Seeger, CEO of Glydways. “In a post-pandemic world where transit budgets and programs face hesitant ridership, mobility systems must be more efficient, passenger-focused, and resilient than ever. For riders, Glydways changes the concept of public transit to a premium passenger experience without the premium cost and frustration of traffic.”
Glydways is currently completing construction on its demonstration facility at GoMentum Station in Concord and anticipates being able to provide product demonstration in Spring 2021. GoMentum Station, in Contra Costa County, was chosen as the site for the first demonstration based on its reputation for advancing innovative mobility options. This initial demonstration will be the first to showcase the full potential of the Glydways system as a more sustainable and affordable mode of mass mobility for everyone.
Based in South San Francisco, Glydways has partnered with numerous Bay Area cities, transportation agencies, technology providers, employers, and experienced international infrastructure firms to bring mass micro transit into the 21st century and provide mobility that improves communities.
Those familiar with the CyberTran system, being developed in Richmond, will recall its leaders obtained unanimous support from the Cities of Oakley, Brentwood and Antioch in 2017 to pursue federal funding for a system from the Antioch-Hillcrest BART station to the Byron Airport. CyberTran is proposed to be the system of choice for the East County extension to BART and the Glydways system would serve as a connector, bringing passengers to the future BART stations. (See related article) (Note: The publisher of the Herald has a financial interest in CyberTran International, Inc.)
How can you say with a straight face that Cybertran is the system of choice when it was not picked?
Please re-read what was written at the end of the article. “CyberTran is proposed to be the system of choice for the East County extension to BART.”
No system has been chosen as the extension to BART in East County, from the Antioch Station to the Byron Airport, yet.
Allen Payton, Publisher
Allen
You are a straight up huge liar. The reason cybertran was not chosen was because they have no product. Cybertran, the company you have invested in, was never seriously considered because it is nothing more than a website. I don’t know who you think you are fooling, but it is not any of us here at B.A.R.T.
Actually, you have that backwards.
It wasn’t and isn’t a competition between the two systems. Glydways is proposed as a connecter from BART stations to downtowns in East County. CyberTran is proposed as a system for the extensions to BART. Neither company has a product ready for deployment, yet. Both are still in the development and testing stages. Like Glydways, CyberTran already obtained the unanimous votes of support -as requested – from the city councils of Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood, first in 2010 then, again in 2017.
I’m sure you’re aware that CyberTran is much more than just a website. The system has undergone rounds of testing and studies and, so far, the company has acquired seven patents. In fact one of those studies was done with BART and the Port of Oakland. Also the company won a national competition by the Federal Highway Administration in 2015 for innovative transit systems that have yet to be deployed, because at that point they were further along technologically than all others. The system does still need to complete the final round of testing and development, and obtain approval from the California Public Utilities Commission before deploying. So does Glydways. But that takes financing, which is what CyberTran and the company I’m part of are working to obtain.
I’m not sure who you are or what you actually know, even if you really do work at BART. But it’s clear what you wrote in your comment is baseless and false. I also don’t know why you’re afraid to share your name and have a respectful discussion about two innovative transit systems being developed in Contra Costa County that aren’t in competition but can ultimately cooperate as complimentary systems. Don’t be a coward if you’re going to make comments. Also, I don’t own stock in CyberTran. The company for which I’m the CEO and Vice Chairman, eTranzUSA, Inc. does. That’s why I have included the disclaimer at the bottom of articles about CyberTran and Glydways that I have a financial interest in CyberTran.
Feel free to get educated about CyberTran at http://www.CyberTran.com and watch a YouTube video about the system, here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX-Ov-boCAE.
Allen Payton, Publisher