Security, enviornmental benefits and practicality were among the issues raised at the first meeting of the advisory panel on the Daventry’s proposed Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) project.
Local residents were invited by Daventry District Council to join a new panel set up to make sure that those living in the area have an input into the planning of the pilot scheme, which would see driverless ‘pods’ on a 5km track running within the town.
And the panel is being hailed a success after 12 members of the public signed-up and attended the first meeting last week, with a number of others since contacting the council to join the discussions.
The next meeting will be held in October or November
“The purpose of the meeting was to enable the public to have input and influence the form of the project going forward,” said Councillor Chris Millar, Leader of Daventry District Council.
“It was attended by 12 members of the public with a mixture of opinions. Others have expressed an interest in being involved since the meeting.
“The Council presented the fundamentals of the project before inviting questions. These generated interesting conversation and discussion, including issues such as security, environmental benefits, integration into the town, practicality of use, and the cost to build and use the system.
“We would like to thank all those who took part and look forward to the next meeting.”
The PRT system would have five stations and a depot, with services running on demand. The ‘step on, step off’ vehicles would take passengers to their selected destinations via the most efficient route on a congestion-free network.
A scoping study has shown that PRT will work in Daventry. The PRT Advisory Group will play a key role in exploring the practicalities of the various PRT systems that are available.
Any Daventry district resident interested in getting involved with the advisory group should contact prtgroup@daventrydc.gov.uk
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