Regional People Mover Initiative
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What is a people mover?
People movers circulate travelers across a geographically small area, typically using automated, electrically powered vehicles operating on elevated guideways. People movers connect districts or single destinations to larger-scale regional transit. While these systems are similar to regional light rail, people movers typically operate smaller vehicles that serve small areas with stations spaced closer together and a more frequent level of service.
When properly planned and carefully implemented, these systems can reduce congestion, enhance transit-oriented developments, optimize parking, and expand the reach of transit. People movers are commonly built in the following locations.
- At airports, where terminals are large and/or not immediately adjacent to one another (Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Newark, Tampa)
- Entertainment districts where a large number of visitors travel between closely spaced destinations (Las Vegas, Orlando)
- Downtowns, in areas where a people mover could connect to other forms of transit or serve areas with many residents and non-office commercial activity (Miami, Las Colinas, Jacksonville)
Local People Movers
Two people mover systems currently operate in North Central Texas: the DFW International Airport Skylink and Las Colinas Area Personal Transit (APT) system.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Skylink
The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Skylink shuttles passengers between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s terminals. The system enables passengers to make connections without having to be rescreened by security.
Las Colinas Area Personal Transit System
Completed in 1989, the Las Colinas APT is one of the oldest people mover systems in the United States. The recent connection to DART rapid transit through Las Colinas has increased ridership and created interest in adding new stations, system upgrades, and extensions of the system to new entertainment venues and the Irving Convention Center.
Current Studies
Dallas Midtown Autonomous Transportation System & Shared Parking Feasibility Study – Report | Executive Summary
Dallas Midtown Automated Transportation System Conceptual Engineering Study
- White Paper on Automated Transportation System Technologies
- Public Open House and Listening Session Presentation
- Study Review Committee Meeting #1 Presentation
- Study Review Committee Meeting #2 Presentation
- Study Review Committee Meeting #3 Presentation
- Study Review Committee Meeting #4 Presentation
- Study Review Committee Meeting #5 Presentation
- Study Review Committee Meeting #6 Presentation
- Public Open House and Listening Session – December 11, 2018
- Dallas Midtown Development
Previous Studies
Last Mile Transit Connections Concept Study – Report
People Movers in the United States
Jacksonville Skyway
Miami-Dade Metromover
Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit System
Las Vegas People Movers
- Monorail
- Mandalay Bay Tram
- MGM CityCenter Shuttle