Hyperloop & Skyline: Future of Integration (Mixed modes of transportation

this institute in place, Chennai can define its Technology island not just as global service zone to foreign tech companies, but rather become a leader and a lab for others to experiment and learn from.

Looking at the positive results, and the uniqueness of the project, more stakeholders became eager to join and contribute, bringing in more expertise and finance. The state government, universities, NGOs and private businesses adding different capacities to bring the

visionary transportation plan into fruition.

High-tech Innovation is manifested in an elevated three-tiered transportation system of super-fast hyperloop, fast Light-Rail Transit (LRT) and slow-medium speed cargo pods. The hyperloop is a network spread through the city connecting the strategic locations such as hospitals, Central Business District (CBD), The HUB, Treasure Island, Anna University and the airport with a journey time of less than 15 minutes. LRT takes chennaites to desired destinations in the city with ease and comfort.

Cargo-pods are divided into three uses:

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3. Trash-pod to transport the waste from community collection point to the central trash hub and finally to the trash facility where the recycling process will take place. Food-pod for urban farming produce and optimised for food and medical-aid distribution during disasters. Goods-pod to carry light, medium to heavy objects that are used for individuals as well as businesses.

Fig. Hyperloop and Skyline

This efficient, clean, highly integrated and multi-use transportation system achieves efficiency and resilience.

The vision is that Chennai will work as an authentic Smart City that functions at a faster and more efficient pace due to the integration of the transportation system. The Hyperloop will serve as a fast transit medium to major transportation hubs, creating new synergies of economic and commercial development within its influence zone. Feeder and intercity networking will provide direct access to the entire city alongside cargo needs for the distribution of goods and services. Denser cities will lead to a better distribution of services and the allocation of resources. With a

smarter and greener city, the land use in the vicinity will be more effectively used for agriculture. A foreseeable negative externality of the Hyperloop project is that the ticket value would rise to the detriment of the use of the system by the locals. Nevertheless, to alleviate this conundrum, subsidies and/or operational costs from the entire transit system could be structured in a way to make the hyperloop an affordable solution, this is why we are envisaging a participative cooperation between stakeholders. This shall not be a reason to hinder the population of the benefits of a competitive and needed transport solution. The Chennai Smart City initiative enabled through multi-transit systems will impact the following: Reduction of highway and road congestion, by firstly removing major freight and service transporters off the main corridors. Small vehicles such as two and three-wheelers will be replaced over time with electric ones or not utilized at all due to the ease of access to the LRT and Hyperloop. More remote areas will become more desirable and better connected making them a hotspot for upgrading and developing the infrastructure and commercial bandwidth. Congestion will be furthermore distributed to even out the peak times through the concentration of people. More jobs will be created not only to build this system but to then maintain it and all of its supporting industries and commercial opportunities. Global innovation and testing lab for mobility and supporting industries has been launched in 2025 to keep mobility-based industries updated and able to generate innovative solutions for future challenges. testing and developing autonomous and efficient modes such as drones,