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Gulangyu Island - the world's shortest ropeway is set for demolition.

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit:

• At only 202 meters long, Gulangyu Island’s urban ropeway system is said to be the shortest in the world. Built without approval in 1995, the system is being dismantled in preparation for the Chinese Island’s upcoming UNESCO World Cultural Heritage designation.

• The Jakarta Post reports that the Indonesian city of Bandung will integrate a new “Bandung Sky Bridge cable car” into the city’s “integrated mass transportation system (to) reduce congestion in Bandung.” The system is expected to move 4,800 in “both directions in one hour.” Nomenclature issues make this statement a little murky, but suggest either an MDG technology with 2,400 pphpd or a 3S/TDG technology with 4,800 pphpd. At a quoted per kilometre price of between $6m -$7m USD, we’re going to assume the latter.

• Two-thirds of respondents support the cable car initiative in Cheddar Gorge, England.

• Singapore’s Sentosa Island announces a plan to build a second cable car system to their urban retreat.

• An eco-tourism consortium plans to conduct a pre-feasibility study for a cable car link to Machu Picchu’s ‘sister site,’ Choquequirao. Rightly or wrongly, I think we all know the controversy this one’s going to cause.

• A London blogger makes a logical case for why the Emirates AirLine will be open by the end of this month and the London blogosphere laments no longer being able to debate when the Emirates AirLine will open.