Comments on: Cable Propelled Transit in Houston http://gondolaproject.com/2010/03/24/cable-propelled-transit-in-houston/ A Cable-Propelled Transit and Urban Gondola Transit primer Thu, 31 May 2012 14:11:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phil http://gondolaproject.com/2010/03/24/cable-propelled-transit-in-houston/comment-page-1/#comment-10015 Phil Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:39:43 +0000 http://gondolaproject.com/?p=1480#comment-10015 Really inspired by the things I learned here~ I've been noodling an idea for a large EXPO in the tradition of same here in San Francisco. This one celebrating our two bridges 75th anniversaries, the opening of the new span of the Bay Bridge, and the fair that opened the bridges back in 1937. So, a retro fair, styled in the 30's, but from the ground up a digital, cashless economic model, interfaced by the patron via their cell phones or tablets for everything from tickets to directions and language specific content for the individual user via smart tags, etc. A key element of this fair will be it's green-ness / carbon footprint. As such, taking your car would be severely discouraged and a Funitel would ideally connect the two closest BART stations to the EXPO site on a parcel of the former navy base on the Island of Alameda in San Francisco Bay. You couldn't ask for an easier urban right-of-way, the I 880 is high enough to go under, and the Alameda Chanel narrow enough and max clearance for a breath taking ride [not too high!] with spectacular views of the bay. The extra stability of the Funitel would allow opperation despite the blustry bay winds. Really inspired by the things I learned here~ I’ve been noodling an idea for a large EXPO in the tradition of same here in San Francisco. This one celebrating our two bridges 75th anniversaries, the opening of the new span of the Bay Bridge, and the fair that opened the bridges back in 1937. So, a retro fair, styled in the 30′s, but from the ground up a digital, cashless economic model, interfaced by the patron via their cell phones or tablets for everything from tickets to directions and language specific content for the individual user via smart tags, etc.

A key element of this fair will be it’s green-ness / carbon footprint. As such, taking your car would be severely discouraged and a Funitel would ideally connect the two closest BART stations to the EXPO site on a parcel of the former navy base on the Island of Alameda in San Francisco Bay. You couldn’t ask for an easier urban right-of-way, the I 880 is high enough to go under, and the Alameda Chanel narrow enough and max clearance for a breath taking ride [not too high!] with spectacular views of the bay. The extra stability of the Funitel would allow opperation despite the blustry bay winds.

]]> By: brandon http://gondolaproject.com/2010/03/24/cable-propelled-transit-in-houston/comment-page-1/#comment-9828 brandon Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:15:13 +0000 http://gondolaproject.com/?p=1480#comment-9828 they should come to houston they should come to houston

]]> By: A Toronto Gondola System « The Gondola Project http://gondolaproject.com/2010/03/24/cable-propelled-transit-in-houston/comment-page-1/#comment-1758 A Toronto Gondola System « The Gondola Project Mon, 31 May 2010 05:05:48 +0000 http://gondolaproject.com/?p=1480#comment-1758 [...] while back I wrote a post soliciting people to contribute their own Cable Propelled Transit conceptual ideas. Aside from some uptake from the [...] [...] while back I wrote a post soliciting people to contribute their own Cable Propelled Transit conceptual ideas. Aside from some uptake from the [...]

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