Can PRT overcome the conflicts between public transport and cycling?

Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) offers exceptional service characteristics, utilizing a cost-effective and space-preserving network of exclusive guideways. This article shows statistical evidence for a genuine conflict between conventional public transport services and cycling. It further shows how PRT could resolve this conflict, thus making an urban area more accessible and permeable for bicyclists and pedestrians while greatly enhancing public transport service. The high potential of PRT to attract car drivers in particular is demonstrated by surveys conducted during the BICY project of the Central Europe Programme.