San Diego County Supervisor Rob Robert’s vision for a gondola has taken another step forward. Earlier this week, he released a video rendering of the Bay to Balboa Skyway which may one day connect to two of the City’s biggest attractions. Check it out. — — — Length (km) 3.2 Stations 4 Capacity (pphpd) 2,400...
The proposed Mall of the World in Dubai is big. Really big. Like five times larger than the world’s biggest mall (New South China Mall), or about nine times bigger than the Mall of America big. To service this 48 million square foot gargantuan, reports indicate that it will have its own internal transit network. Several modes of transport...
Just days after we asked the question, “Will the US Become the Next Hub for Urban Gondolas?”, three metro Atlanta cities, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, and Brookhaven have announced their intentions to study ropeways as a transportation alternative. This means that over a dozen US cities are now exploring (or about to explore) Cable Propelled Transit (CPT)....
UPDATED JAN.29/2016 The Georgetown-Rossyln Gondola (Washington, DC) proposal is gaining great momentum with many sponsors agreeing to back a feasibility study. Yesterday, Arlington County voted unanimously in favour to join a consortium and provide $35,000 to study the cable car. We’re not entirely sure what the alignment will be, but the concept itself appears to share many characteristics found...
Brooklyn residents received some grim news this week as the governor announced plans to start repairs on the city’s L Train tunnels in late 2017. Officials estimate repairs taking anywhere from 1-3 years to complete. With this disruption, upwards of 300,000 -350,000 daily riders may be affected. While this is terrible news for residents, this unexpectedly presents a massive opportunity...
Last week we discussed why the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation’s idea for an Aerial Tram connecting the island borough to the southern tip of Manhattan was, like, a really, really terrible idea. Five days ago, meanwhile, major manufacturers Leitner-Poma and Doppelmayr admitted that such technology doesn’t even exist yet to make the system viable....
Over the weekend, the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC) launched a campaign to build an aerial tramway across New York Harbour. At over 5 miles long, the tram would cross from the St. George port in Staten Island to Whitehall port at the southern tip of Manhattan. The proposal—estimated to cost $175mm USD—is...
Guest post by Ross Edgar. Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) is well established as the mode of transport of preference in ski resorts, and the use of CPT is becoming increasingly common in a mountainous setting for summer tourist activities (as discussed here and here). In addition, the profile of CPT is ever increasing as a...
A look at how the Likoni Cable Car may one day transform the stressful and chaotic 10 minute ferry ride to a convenient and comfortable 3 minute aerial commute. —
Post by Mauricio Miranda. Throughout the world, Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) technology is already being employed in countless innovative ways. But a new project in Chile has the potential to add another application to that list. The country’s government is looking to build a cable car system that would serve as an emergency-response tool in...