Subject:

Requests by cities to have JPods fund, build, and operate networks.

Intent:

In 18-24 month certify the solar-powered mobility networks (US Patent 6,810,817) and establish the manufacturing base to convert traffic costs into customer savings, jobs, and value.

Actions:

• By Nov 18th, cities submit request for JPods networks by using Attachment 2 - Submittal Form : CERTT_1stPacket_TransPod_JPods.pdf
  1. Where would this facility be built? Limits? Please include a map with your submission
  2. What would be the length of this facility? (Please review attachments 3 and 4 for recommended minimum facility sizes)
  3. What is the status/ownership of the right-of-way?
  4. Would this be a pilot for a larger expansion in your jurisdiction, or a stand-alone project?
  5. Please provide a brief description of what transportation issue you are trying to solve with this technology
• City (s) and JPods LLC sign 5X5 Standard agreement (s):
  • Privately funded transportation networks 5 times more efficient than roads,
  • Pay 5% of gross transportation revenues to use the airspace over approved public Rights of Way,
  • Regulated by the 10,000 better safety record of Texas Department of Insurance (ASTM International F24).
• JPods funds, builds, and certifies the selected networks in 18-24 months.
• JPods funds and expands networks giving preference to the cities participating in this first certification process.

Recommendations on Attachment 2 - Submittal Form:

1. Where would this facility be built?
   • Existing data on sites, if available. Not required, but helpful:
     • Accident density.
     • Number of vehicles using roads per typical day.
     • Concerns about access
     • Linear barriers to pedestrians and bike riders.
   • Not required, but for those interested:
     • JPods provides software to design networks (link).
     • JPods will assist anyone interested in learning our software but do not expect cities to design networks.
     • Access to software is provided as a courtesy. Any city wishing a network to be sketched may contact us to help.
   • To aid cities in choosing locations where JPods can fund building networks the following are provided as guides:
     • Shopping areas with linear barriers between parts of their economic community.
       • Apple University Park Village, 35W at Carmel Creekside, Grapevine Towne Center, Grapevine 121 and 2499, South Lake, Dallas I-30 West, Buckner Terrace/Everglade Park, McKinney, etc....
     • Campuses (hospital, academic, industrial, etc...)
       • Baylor, Dallas County Hospital District, Medical City, etc...
       • UT Dallas
     • Feeder networks to DART
       • Medical/Market Center Station to CityPlace/Uptown Station
       • University of Dallas Station to the University
       • Galatyn Park Station to UT Dallas
       • Plano to Downtown Plano Station and Parker Road Station
     • Areas with high traffic accidents
     • Construction zones where networks might preempt the need for local traffic to add to through traffic.
     • Entertainment districts with venues, hotels, shopping, food, etc....
       • Six Flags, Ft Worth Stockyards, Texas Motor Speedway,
     • Airports between terminals, car rental, hotels, warehouses, trains, convention centers, etc....
       • • Love Field to the trains (Inwood/Love Field Station), car rental, hotels, Dallas Market Center, and KBH Convention Center
         • DFW
           • Terminals to car rental, and trains
           • Hotels networked together

2. What would be the length of this facility?
   • JPods team will help estimate the size of networks. They can be as small as connecting two hospital buildings across a busy road to a mesh network covering the city.
   • As noted in #1 above, JPods provides software anyone may use to design networks (link). JPods will assist in creating or teach those interested in designing networks.

3. What is the status/ownership of the right-of-way?
   • Rights of Way are retained by the public.
   • JPods networks use the public Rights of Way for 5% of gross transportation revenues.
   • It may be that private property owners will want JPods stations on their property. If so, those agreements will be negotiated as applicable.

4. Would this be a pilot for a larger expansion in your jurisdiction, or a stand-alone project??
   • This is a decision for a city.
   • JPods would prefer the first project to be Phase One of on-going projects to network the city. But there are worth stand-alone projects.
   • JPods team believes the future of urban transportation will have multiple solutions that will only be well understood as customers (passenger and cargo) interact with changing networks. The Internet has 3 general types of networks: fiber optics for high speed, WiFi for local area, and BlueTooth for last device. We expect the future of transportation will also have 3 general types of networks:
     • High speed and heavy payloads:  Planes, high-speed rail, hyperloops, freight railroads, etc... for long-haul or high speed.
     • Local area networks: DART, JPods, ...
     • Last device: Cars, self-driving cars, ride-hail, scooters, bikes, pedestrians, drones, ....

5. Please provide a brief description of what transportation issue you are trying to solve with this technology
   • JPods team is open to ideas of issues to be solved in moving people and cargo.