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It’s very easy to increase the capacity of PRT and Dual Mode stations by adding parallel tracks.

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Numerous investors live in Moscow	80 % of the Russian capital is located in Moscow. The Moscow Government controls big and rich groups of Russian companies in many industries (power supply, mobile communication etc.). The Moscow Government annually spends many billions of US dollars for construction of new highways and lines of the underground. There is no turnpike toll in Moscow and so the money from the general Moscow budget is used. It would be better to appropriate this money for the creation of PRT.
Moscow is a place with a favorable investment climate	Most foreign investments in Russia are located in Moscow. Foreign investors have many advantages. The political support of the Mayor of Moscow guarantees the success of any business. All joint projects between western companies and their Russian partners are always very successful.
Good and experienced management available	The Moscow Government has the unanimous support of voters due to its successful efforts in construction and reconstruction of highways, offices and apartment houses. The Moscow Government has carried out some new transport projects, including two monorail lines (a Western train was adapted for the severe climate), several lines of elevated light railway (domestic project) and a high-speed railway line to Berlin (a la TGV – done together with the Berlin Municipality).
Very qualified and low cost designers are available in Moscow	Moscow has great achievements in R&D in the following industries (partial list): Vehicle design (automobiles, trains, ships, jets, spacecraft) and computer-aided design; Aerodynamics; Mathematical modeling and computer programming; Control systems and airborne computers and equipment; Radio physics, communications and instrument-making; Light alloys, high-alloy steel, hardening of metal, powder metallurgy and cemet; Precision coordinate boring machines, machining centers and rotary-conveyor lines; Welding, soldering and gluing; Composite materials and polymers; Accumulators.
Many suppliers of necessary technologies	Moscow has huge scientific potential ( world famous universities, industrial R&D institutes and academic laboratories). Defense R&D institutes are concentrated in Moscow and near Moscow. These institutes have developed world-class weapons: jets, rockets, complex air defense systems, control systems, tanks and armored troop-carriers, etc.
Ample proving ground facilities	There are railway and automobile proving grounds and wind tunnels in near-by Moscow suburbs. The Moscow R&D institutes have their own model shops and test laboratories.
Western manufacturers possible	Moscow will not be a competitor of western partners because it specializes in other activities for the historical reasons.
Transport company	All transportation utilities in Moscow, except for taxi and minibuses, belong to the Moscow Government. Transport is much cheaper and more convenient in Moscow than in Western cities. A PRT transport company in Moscow might be owned by the Moscow Government too. The transport company would buy the technology from the consortium that developed and tested it.
Most of the land is owned by the Moscow Government	The Moscow Government owns almost all the land in Moscow. Therefore there will be no problems with getting the land needed for the construction of PRT lines and maintenance and storage facilities.. However, the absence of a land market will not allow using increases in land prices and rents near PRT stations for assist the financing of PRT, except for areas of new buildings..
The Moscow Government would be a large buyer	The Moscow Government’s large order would quickly make a profitable volume of production possible.. The Moscow Government (and its bonds) has a high international credit rating. It has never been insolvent. Actually it is more reliable, than the Government of Russia. The Mayor of Moscow has had the unanimous support of voters and municipality officials for more than ten years. The Moscow Government has available a large tax base from the presence of head offices of Russian companies and obtains a large amount of rent from the real estate it owns.
Large numbers of potential patrons for PRT and Dual Mode transport services	The population of Moscow, within its administrative borders is 10.5 million plus 3 million visitors. But actually the city extends far beyond these borders. The satellite cities, summer cottages of Muscovites and four large airports (and some small ones) are situated further. Moscow living standards and life tempo are much higher than in other Russia. Moscow life style is similar to the largest European cities' one. There is extremely high population density (40 thousand per square kilometer in bedroom communities) and the big share of working population with high mobility in Moscow. It will ensure using of PRT lines with full loading. Moscow needs PRT and Dual Mode more, than any other city in the world. The majority of Muscovites spends from 2 to 3 hours per day in the vehicles. The vehicles are overcrowded. The average rush-hour traffic speed in city centre (Moscow has no CBD) is only 6 kph, and in other areas 15 kph because of traffic congestions. The number of cars in the city increases by some hundred thousand every year, but the road network length is much less, than in the European capitals. It is not enough garages. The air is polluted because of exhaust.