I hope regional transit doesn't come at the expense of city transit, where I'm pretty sure we get more bang for the buck.
Those pods are really cool. They solve the problem Calgary has of infrequent, inefficient routes supressing off-peak ridership.
Fixed link:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Imagining+future+transit/5885951/story.html#ixzz1hFTy5SqQ