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Feb

2012

Weekly Roundup – Gondola Cooking

Top Chef: Fine Cuisine on a Gondola

Let’s take a quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit.

  • Contestants on the popular tv show Top Chef find themselves cooking in the Whister’s Peak 2 Peak Gondola for their final challenge. Chefs cooking safely in a gondola really is a testament to the high level of stability achieved in 3S CPT technology.
  • Table Mountain cable car in Cape Town, South Africa experiences a minor glitch, leaving 250 passengers stuck at the peak (not inside the cabin). However, staff immediately provided food and drinks to keep tourists entertained while visitors enjoyed the nighttime cityscape from up top.
  • Exciting news from London as reports state that the London Cable Car (Emirates Air Line Cable Car) will be strung on the weekend of March 10. The system seems to be on schedule and may be operational by the start of the Olympics.
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10
Feb

2012

Weekly Roundup – Urban Gondola and Cable Car Trend Continues to Gain Steam Across Canada

A gondola proposal in Winnipeg is estimated to cost $33 million. Image by CBC.

Let’s take a quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit.

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03
Feb

2012

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Artist depiction of a funicular ride in Langley, Washington. Image from South Whidbey Record.

Let’s take a quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit.

  • Langley, Washington is in the midst of pursuing a cable-driven funicular ride that would connect the town’s Marina. The funicular is estimated to cost half a million.
  • After the recent Ngong Ping 360 system malfunction, reports indicate that the system will be shut down for 2 months for repairs and maintenance. This is definitely a huge setback for the tourism industry in Hong Kong as the cable car ride is one of the city’s best attractions.
  • Opinion piece from Brookings on what’s needed to solve social ills which plague cities such as Medellin, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro and etc.
  • On a lighter (rougher) note – sometimes the long waits for something as exciting as a gondola ride can bring out the worst in people. A man and woman was arrested, while queuing for the Skylink Gondola in New Zealand, after they got caught in a minor physical altercation.
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27
Jan

2012

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Just some dude climbing on a cable 3491m long. No biggie. Grimselwelt Mountains, Switzerland. Image from Dailymail.co.uk.

It’s been a busy week here at the Gondola Project. So let’s take a quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit.

 

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20
Jan

2012

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Stunning architecture displayed in new CPT proposal in Plose, Italy. Notice the integration of multiple transit modes into one station. Image by Alto Adige.

A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit:

  • New 3S gondola project (in Italian) is being proposed in Plose, Italy. It’s expected to connect the city center and a railway station to serve both tourists and skiers. Seems that little information is available in English, any additional details would be great. Thanks goes to Giorgio for the link! 
  • Did you know that Switzerland’s oldest operating gondola (in French) ride dates back to 1906? It’s in Heimwehfluh Interlaken and is still operating without any reconstruction!
  • News reports state that the Emirates Air Line (aka Thames Gateway Cable Car) in London is scheduled to open on May 1, just in time for the Olympics.
  • Stephen Rees provides an insightful analysis and commentary on the recent Burnaby Gondola business case
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13
Jan

2012

Weekly Roundup: Vancouver’s Burnaby Mountain Gondola

After yesterday’s release of the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Business Case, there were so many articles and commentaries on the project around the internet, we thought it prudent to break from our typical structure and dedicate today’s Roundup exclusively to some of the more interesting reactions to that project:

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06
Jan

2012

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BART Oakland Airport Connector Rendering

A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit:

  • Construction begins on the BART Airport Connector in Oakland, California. The 3.2 mile elevated, bottom-supported cable system should be completed by 2014, with a projected price tag of $500 million USD. Construction of the support columns is underway, but the long-standing debate continues.
  • As discussed in yesterday’s post, Vail (in Colorado, USA) has selected Leitner-Poma to to build a state-of-the-art gondola that will feature such comforts as heated, cushioned seats and Wi-Fi.
  • A new cable car system in Cefn Mawr is proposed as part of a plan to boost tourism in the large village in Wrexham, Wales. But, the system may be in jeopardy if the the region moves forward with a possibly conflicting plan to refurbish the nearby Trevor Basin tourist information centre, too.
  • The Maokong Gondola in Taipei, Taiwan has an online booking system to reserve seats in the crystal cabins. (Clearly a tourist-based system). The system appears to be successful as the Taipei Rapid Transit Corp. (TRTC) reported that nearly 8,000 bookings have been made since this service began plus, the gondola was fully booked for January 1.
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