Post by Steven Dale
Last month CUP conducted a study of all planned, conceived or under-construction cable systems in South America.
Our findings shocked even us: Almost 5 dozen systems are in the works on that continent and that number doesn’t even include Brazil (because of the Portuguese language issues – as in, we don’t speak Portuguese), the largest country and economy in South America.
The idea has spread at a remarkable rate, starting with one very humble system in Medellin, Colombia, which opened only half a decade ago.
Once this crosses the divide into the English-speaking world, all bets are off.
Is this study public? I would be very keen to read it. btw your link to the CUP website is broken.
Thanks
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Steven Dale Reply:
July 26th, 2010 at 2:23 am
Scott,
No, the study’s not within the public domain. Thanks for noting the broken link.
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Steve, I’d say the CPT idea is spreading in Latin America much faster than the BRT idea has. That is good…now if we could educate the Norte Americanos!
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Who is CUP ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUP
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jules Reply:
August 24th, 2011 at 10:43 am
http://creativeurbanprojects.com/
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5 dozen urban CPT systems or ropeways for skiing or in the rainforests?
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Steven Dale Reply:
August 30th, 2011 at 4:27 am
Guenther,
A combination of urban tourist and CPT systems. Plus the funiculars in Valparaiso.
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