Objective: JPods privately funds construction and puts into operation solar-powered mobility networks between BWI Terminal, Car Rental, and Amtrak/MARC by:
- Oct 31. 2019 as a strech goal. Operation by the holiday season.
- Oct 31, 2020 as a fixed objective.
Action Required:
- Conditional Utility Permit to build a JPods LLC patented solar-powered mobility network between BWI Terminal, Car Rental, and Amtrak/MARC.
- This Conditional Permit is similar to that issued to the Boring Company for Hyperloop.
- JPods LLC:
- Provide Reports that remove the Conditional status for:
- Capital Plan -
- Training Network Plan
- Project Plan
- Geotech Report
- Route Alignment
- Energy Plan
- Safety Plan
- Instrumentation Plan
- Maintenance Plan
- Build the Training system as fast a practial within specifications and ASTM F24 safety certifications.
- Remove the "Conditional" status of the Conditional Utility Permit by completing all listed Plans (Step 1) to the safisfaction of Maryland DOT and Maryland Department of Labor.
- Build, certify, and operate the completed network.
Data on BWI:
- 68,829 passenger/day
- 25 million pounds/day of cargo
- 9,717 Employees
- Ground transport daily:
- Train 1,776
- RideServices 1,740
- Taxi 955
Likely Route Alignment:
Starting at Amtrak/MARC Station:
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI-2018-07-11-54.54.png)
Wider view from Amtrak/MARC Station on the lower left and terminal on the upper left. Car rental is off image to the lower right.
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI-2018-07-11-56.25.png)
Looking from the hotels area toward BWI termial. Car rental and train station is off image to the right.
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI-2018-07-11-53.43.png)
Coming into the BWI terminal. A station would be integrated into the garage.
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI-2018-07-11-48.12.png)
First parking garage coming into BWI.
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI-2018-07-11-51.27.png)
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI-2018-07-11-48.40.png)
Wrapping around the near parking garage. Station would likely be integrated into the parking garage.
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI-2018-07-11-49.28.png)
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI-2018-07-11-50.30.png)
Phase 1:
From Car Rental, less than 10 minutes to car rental or trains.
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI/MD-BWI-Phase-1-CarRental.jpeg)
From Terminal, less than 10 minutes to car rental or trains.
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI/MD-BWI-Phase-1-Terminal.jpeg)
From Trains, less than 10 minutes to car rental or terminal.
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/BWI/MD-BWI-Phase-1-Trains.jpeg)
Phase 2:
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/MD/MD-BWI-2018-07-11-2.png)
Capacity
The following image illustrates the number of equivalent lanes of traffic a single JPods rail can carry. There are 13 JPods vehilces in the same space required for 2 cars complying with the 3 Second Safety Rule. This equates to over 6 lanes of highway capacity on a single JPods rail.
![](http://www.jpods.com/Articles/Capacity/35mphCapacity6LanePerRail.png)
Payback is based on cutting costs by 90%.
![](http://www.jpods.com/LMC/payback/CostPollutionPerPassengerMileSelfReliance.png)
Fly over to various points on the BWI Network.
Fly along with a vehicle traveling to various points on the BWI Network.
Summary 3-minute video of JPods.