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Author Wright will address the Arapahoe County Men's Club on Wednesday at 7:00 a.m., 17 October, at the Metropolitan Club on Belleview. The meeting is open to the public and admission is $10.00, including a hot breakfast.
MAY 2001
IMMEDIATE HELP NEEDED!!!
The Colorado Department is conducting a major study (called I-70 PEIS) to determine the future of the I-70 Mountain Corridor. There is real danger that they will drop the SMARTrans concept (meter-gauge Swiss-type railway with cog/rack system in lieu of tunnels) from their final feasibility studies of an alternative to the congested I-70 highway. Please e-mail the study headquarters (I-70peis@jfsato.com) with a message similar to the following:I (we) urge you to continue studying the SMARTrans railway in the final PEIS. This system offers the best solution for an alternative to the congested I-70 highway at the lowest practical cost.If you are from out of state please mention that you are a frequent visitor to Colorado
Heartfelt thanks, Ed . . . . . a.k.a. Edward Stewart Wright
APRIL 2001 Click here to read about how you can help ensure the Smartrans concept is considered by CDOT in PEIS by e-mailing your opinion.FEBRUARY 2001
Author Ed Wright presented the SMARTrans concept to the Grand County Lions Club at their February 15th meeting, 7:30 a.m., at the Last Waltz Restaurant in Winter Park. SMARTrans has generated much interest in the area since the feature story in early January in the Winter Park Manifest by Editor Harry Williamson. A key shortcoming of the current CIFGA makeup is that Grand County is excluded from its membership despite being vitally affected by the I-70 congestion and contributing some 20% of the traffic through Idaho Springs.JANUARY 2001
Report on January 27th meeting of the Colorado Rail Passenger Association:
A record turnout greeted the four presenters at the January 27th meeting of the Colorado Rail Passenger Association. The subject was the alternative approaches to solving the I-70 mountain corridor congestion problem. John Peacock led off with the Turbotrain now being rebuilt for Amtrak service in New York State's Empire Corridor. Hugh Wilson suggested more usage of the Moffat tunnel as well as highway buses sponsored by the resorts themselves (as is currently done for the gaming interests in Gilpin County). Ex-Senator Hugh Fowler espoused the cause of CIFGA's monorail and Ed Wright presented the case for the meter-gauge, cog-assisted SMARTrans system
Wright asked the attendees to consider three key factors strongly: Energy, Environment and Cost, and stated that SMARTrans excelled in each of these.
ColoRail President Jon Esty presided and at the meeting's end asked for a show of hands in favor of each approach. This rail-savvy audience supported each approach warmly, with the exception of the monorail, which registered only a handful of support. While Senator Fowler repeatedly emphasized the "vision" of CIFGA's monorail, the audience was more practical in opting for proven technologies. Author Wright repeatedly encounters this reasonable attitude among knowledgeable audiences.
On December 7th, 2000, four dozen interested people attended Wright's book signing and presentation at the Tattered Cover in LoDo, Denver. The attendees appeared to overwhelmingly endorse the SMARTrans concept.
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