Comparative Matrix « The American Monorail Project

This is a chart of mass transportation modes. Click on an image to bring up a video for a transportation mode or click on a dot for more information about any intersection.

Legend: • Problematic • Mitigation Required • Neutral • Supportive • Enhancing


	Subway	At Grade Rail	Monorail	Elevated Rail	High Speed Rail	Express Bus	Amtrak/ Metrolink
Location	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Right of Way	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Construction	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Adaptability	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Interface	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Maintenance	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Congestion Impact	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Safety/ Hazards	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Sustainability	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Efficiency	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Finance	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Service	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Energy Use	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
System Management	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Public Funding	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Private Investment	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Environmental Impacts	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Sample Alternative Monorail Plans	Santa Monica-Downtown Los Angeles Monorail	San Diego Monorail Balboa Park Monorail	LAX- West Los Angeles- Santa Clarita Commuter Express Monorail	East San Francisco Bay Commuter Monorail	San Diego- Orange County-ARTIC High-Speed Monorail	Los Angeles River- Warner Center to Downtown Los Angeles Monorail	Chatsworth Commuter Express Monorail