...and to make it even more interesting; it was Conan O'Brien who wrote "Marge and the Monorail", the episode featuring Lyle Langleys song.

(my favorite Simpsons episode that Conan had a huge hand in was the Monorail episode)

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why?

this is... nice. I mean, it's so peculiar, and if they are ok with it...

well, maybe they aren't ok with it, I don't know. But innovations are not automatically a good thing.

and I think that any medical emergency wouldn't be solved by simply having a monorail or something, it would need the helicopters anyway.

To be honest Mink I don't think rich types are ever going to travel with other people in a way that reduces their autonomy. But it's not just "rich" people, there are plenty who just need to have their own transport for whatever reason.

I have the pleasure of living in South London, England and the bus system here is despicable (I hear you Moodonia) and expensive. The only good development has been the retirement of the antiquated Routemasters - but the downside of which is that every other bus is packed with prams and screaming kids. One new development is kids who like to broadcast music from their phones so everyone else can hear. Unless it's over 2 miles or a tube isn't nearby I won't go near a bus.

And overcrowding is another reason; it's not as though people don't use these systems. Sadly this city is just too overcrowded.

I read once about personal public transport, someone proposed and built a demo of a monorail style system where you got your own little pod and it ferried you to your destination. I'm waiting for that and practical jetpacks.

monorail conductor, sugar sales....

I think this is the best existing Batman movie but they still screwed up quite a few things about the mythos. Mainly having Batman's identity being known to so many people, and Batman having so much assistance. Also the fact that they made it Gotham seem to revolve around Bruce Wayne... riding the Wayne monorail to Wayne towers, Raas Al Ghul burns down Wayne Manor, etc..

Ottawa?

It's not a monorail. Wish it was.

Tapis Volant appears as a rectangular red cushion with beaded tassels dangling down from each of its sides. It runs along a single tram track, using it as a monorail, its wheels propelled by an electric motor. The cushion lies on top of a mechanical system that allows the driver to balance when seated. This posture not only mimics the operation of a “real” flying carpet, but also links body posture to movement in a way that driver has to be Zen to operate. http://www.hehe.org/