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ATN concept such as this one for Montgomery County MD are popping up all over! -courtesy of Bob Johnson

2014 starts with an upsurge if active demands for modern mobility options, with much focused on the maturing forms of ATN now available or judged within technological reach with modest risk.
On January 10, the mayor of Huntsville AL will unveil plans for CBD redevelopment that include a simple three-station APM. Huntsville Hospital and its APM experience offered some technical assistance. If well received, the plan may migrate to a larger, more complex solution.
On January 11, PRT thinkers and schemers will gather at the University of Maryland to examine applications studies and an surprisingly active field on interest in innovative transportation at ATRA's Technix workshop.
On February 2, during the Super Bowl games that take place in NJ Meadowlands near Secaucus, new Amtrak stops at the decade-old Secaucus Junction transfer station will be added. Jpod will demonstrate the potential of solar-powered PRT. In the background, a stalled mega-mall on par with Minnesota’s Mall of America may break ground. 
In Greenville SC, green village development strategies and multi-modal stations ideas are advancing under the inspired leadership of Fred Payne, an elected county economic development director, in a region where vehicle manufacture and research is a big part of the economy.
On February 9, Kirkland WA will hold a community visioning workshop to explore options for a rail right-of-way for walk/bike paths, parks, possibly PRT or other transit. Google and Microsoft are major players.
All of them will hear that the next Podcar City -- PCC8 -- conference will take place September 3-5 at Stockholm’s major airport with participation with two adjacent suburbs on Sweden’s airfront to the world, halfway between Stockholm and Uppsala.