The Skycar has been developed by Moller International during the past decade.

Boeing is considering production of the Skycar, but a decision not expected until Spring 2001

A air taxi Skycar fleet would fly people at 300+ miles per hour.

Air taxi flights in Puget Sound would cost about 30 cents per passenger mile and would not need ANY TAX SUPPORT.

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Assume a $1.3 Billion total investment (which is 1/2 of the tax cost for 26 miles of Light Rail in Puget Sound)

Allocate $300 Million for park and fly locations on many existing park and rides and electronic infrastructure.

The remaining $1 Billion would purchase 2,000 Skycars at $500,000 each.

Allocate 30% of the Skycars to be spares for maintenance and peak usages.

A fleet of 1,400 Skycars would be available for daily use.

Each air taxi would fly 10,000 passenger miles daily, and the fleet total would be 14 million daily pass. miles
    for detailed analysis see http://www.skyaid.org/Skycar/pugetsound%2040%20mile.htm

Each air taxi replaces 40+ autos, thus a fleet of 1,400 Skycars would replace 56,000 autos.
    for details see http://www.skyaid.org/Skycar/skycar_2000.htm
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Images of the Skycar are at: http://www.skyaid.org/Skycar/skycar_images.htm
Description of use in Puget Sound http://www.skyaid.org/Skycar/skycars%20in%20puget%20sound.htm
Map of Puget Sound park and Fly locations is at http://www.skyaid.org/images/Puget_map.gif
Puget Sound commuting map is at http://www.skyaid.org/images/travel_to_renton.gif

A fleet of 1,400 air taxi would barely be noticeable in the sky.
A whole freeway lane of autos can be replaced by a line of Skycars with 1 mile between each
The following graphic shows 3 Skycars as tiny dots, with a larger 737 jet providing perspective
http://www.skyaid.org/images/sky_737_M400.gif

I have been on the Moller International Technical Advisory board for the past decade and have set up a nonprofit organization which will use Skycars to save lives and prevent disability from strokes and sudden cardiac arrests.