Monorail biography of alberta

Monorail technology has long stirred images of sophistication, speed, and modernity. No longer confined to amusement park applications, several monorail vendors have set their sights on cities, both in the developed and developing world.

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The idea of whisking customers quietly and swiftly above city streets has prompted more than a few officials to investigate the monorail option.

Unfortunately, the reality of monorail technology has failed to match its promise.

Instead of ushering in a new era of clean and rapid public transport, monorails have had an uneven history of limited corridors that have proven to be financially unsustainable. Beyond the costly collapse of projects in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Seattle, the technology has little to show in terms of actual implementation.

At the same time, the disruption caused by cities pursuing monorails has meant that more realisable and more effective forms of public transport are often ignored.

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