A Revolution That Didn't Happen: Personal Rapid Transit Listen· 3:45

This is a story about a revolution that never happened. In 1975, a novel transportation system called Personal Rapid Transit, or PRT for short, started operating in Morgantown, West Va. It was supposed to usher in a new age of public transit. It didn't. But West Virginia University, which operates the PRT system, remains committed to it — and is spending more than $100 million to refurbish the aging system.
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