The Team
Steven Dale
Steven Dale is the Founding Principal of Creative Urban Projects (CUP Projects), a small planning shop in Toronto, Canada. He is a Cable-Propelled Transit (CPT) specialist with several years experience researching and consulting on the matter.
Steven launched The Gondola Project as a way to inform and educate the urban issues community about this ancient and revolutionary technology.
Steven’s a skilled and well-trained public speaker and would be happy to talk with your organization, company or group about CPT. For details on having Steven speak at your event or university; or if you’re an NGO, private practice or government agency and are interested in Cable-Propelled Transit, drop him a line.
You can reach him at steven(at)creativeurbanprojects(dot)com.
Want to learn more about how Steven initially started working on this idea? Click here.
Nicholas Chu
Nicholas Chu has worked extensively as a planner in both the private and public sector. He brings to CUP a wide range of skills with experience working on many planning and development projects throughout the Greater Toronto Area and abroad.
Nick is an honours graduate from the University of Waterloo’s School of Planning Program, specializing in Land Development Planning.
He’s also the man behind the Sunday Morning Statshots, The Gondola Project’s quick look at the various things that make our cities work (or not).
You can reach him at nick(at)creativeurbanprojects(dot)com.
Julia Padvoiskis
Julia Padvoiskis is a professional freelance consultant and accidental urban planner.
A Chicago native, this not-so-run of the mill engineer and designer has been on a life long quest to do things differently. She knew there had to be a way to combine an interest in innovative technology and people oriented design with her years as an expert urban dweller.
Julia is a mechanical engineer from Northwestern University in Chicago where she studied with famed designer Donald A. Norman. She also holds a post-graduate diploma from Bruce Mau’s Institute Without Boundaries in Toronto, Canada. Julia’s worked with architects, planners and NGOs and has a wealth of global experience.
She’s also raced a solar car across North America.
You can reach her at julia(at)creativeurbanprojects(dot)com.
