The Advanced Transit Association (ATRA) is a
non-profit organisation
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
whose purpose is to encourage the development and deployment of Automated Transit Networks, including
personal rapid transit systems. ATRA was formed in 1976 and in 1988 published a report that became an essential factor in increasing the credibility of the
personal rapid transit concept.
Publications
"Advanced Transit and Urban Revitalization, an International Dialogue" was published by the ATRA at an international conference in Indianapolis in 1978.
Industry Group Members
Ultra Global,
2getthere,
Arup, LogistikCentrum, the consulting firm of Dr. Ingmar Andreasson, PRT Consulting, Podaris,
DICAM, Lea+Elliott and BergerABAM.
Academic Council Members
University of Maryland
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Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the n ...
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University of Bologna
The University of Bologna ( it, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, UNIBO) is a public research university in Bologna, Italy. Founded in 1088 by an organised guild of students (''studiorum''), it is the oldest university in continuo ...
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Mineta Transportation Institute
The Mineta Transportation Institute is a research institute focusing on issues related to intermodal surface transportation in the United States. Although part of San Jose State University's Lucas Graduate School of Business in San Jose, Califo ...
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Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its headquarters is in Carbondale, Illinois.
Board of trustees
The university is governed by the nine member SIU Board of Tr ...
References
External links
Official Site
Transport industry associations
International non-profit organizations
Emerging technologies
Personal rapid transit
Non-profit organizations based in the United States
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