BERLIN — The owner of 135 acres on Jericho Mountain wants to build a solar-powered podway that will transport tourists to the summit in small four-person pods running on an overhead monorail.
David Brooks of Jericho Mountain Wind Company said he believes the podway would attract thousands of tourists and generate economic activity for the area. Brooks is working on the project with Transit X, a Massachusetts company that has developed the concept of solar-charged pods that would cruise above traffic on a thin rail or micro-guide.
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