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July 22, 2009· scvtalk.com · WordPress (SCVTalk 3.0) · Wayback capture

Santa Clarita, ditch your car, because the Shweeb is here

Attributed to Jeff Wilson (editor-supplied)

SCV, imagine this:

…your own personal transportation pod complete with your own accessories

…available to you 24/7 just like your car

…floating on a rail down McBean high above vehicle traffic during rush hour

…100% green and sustainable (burrito power!)

…getting fit while staying safe

…offering the most beautiful views for all you beautiful people

Imagine no more. I give you the Shweeb, the unholy union between the bicycle and the monorail!

Just picture Shweeb tracks all above Santa Clarita’s busy streets. Imagine yourself and your loved one whisking silently over Santa Clarita’s most congested and awful intersections (Bouquet/Soledad on your way to the new Trader Joe’s, for instance). Imagine taking your personal Schweeb unit from your house in Newhall all the way to Central Park and enjoying a hassle-free visit to one of the City’s Summer Concerts in the Park.

That’s it. I’m convinced.

City Council, I motion we build this immediately. Cancel all else and commence with the construction. I offer my own street & Lyons Avenue as testbed for this project, and I offer myself as a Shweeb Test Pilot. I know, I know, being a Shweeb test pilot is risky, but I’m willing to do it because effecient and clean transportation in Santa Clarita is worth it. Besides, no risk of being hit & killed by some drunk 20 year old at 10 am while you’re pedaling the Shweeb around!

Traffic is our number one complaint in this town, and finally the Shweeb answers all our concerns. Make haste, build it!

Santa Clarita, ditch your car, because the Shweeb is here

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