Dubai's rapid-transit authority says it could cut traffic by 17%, and slash losses due to delays.
Rio is also committed to building a new metro line and three bus rapid-transit (BRT) links.
The government plans to tackle congestion in cities by a big expansion in light rail, trams and other rapid-transit systems.
The city needs a debate about whether to favour bus rapid-transit systems, or more expensive but faster and higher-capacity metro lines.
But it is a major impediment to a rapid-transit line like PATH.
In a four-decade transit career in the U.S. and Canada, Mr. Prendergast has run commuter railroads and rapid-transit lines, including some of the systems in the MTA's own portfolio.
Construction of a mass rapid-transit railway is due to start in 2011, but with the number of passengers expected to reach just 400, 000 a day by 2020 it will hardly ease the congestion.
The city has launched a regulated bus rapid-transit system and has begun work to develop a reliable and affordable urban rail system as part of efforts to sort out its legendary snail-paced traffic.
Reinert, national manager for Toyota's advanced technology group, suggests that an on-demand, personal rapid transit system might be just as effective and no more costly than self-guided cars.
Aides to Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended their efforts, denying that there were communication problems and pointing to the quick recovery of the region's transit system and rapid distribution of emergency supplies to hard-hit areas.
Last year Bath and North East Somerset Council opted to scrap a rapid transit bus route through the city and shelve plans for a park-and-ride at Bathampton Meadows.
"Considering that over a third of America's transit riders use the systems most heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy, it is imperative that we continue this rapid progress to restore these systems in the tri-state region, " Federal Transit Administration head Peter Rogoff said.
Today, at 43, he owns a four-bedroom house in Jonesboro, Georgia, and he works as a station manager for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.
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