Post by hulia-j

It’s pretty cool to see cable cars that run on flat land along a coast or river. Actually, we really like this idea: it means great views for riders, proves the theory that cable cars can run along flat land, and really smartly makes us of space that would otherwise be either undevelop-able or taken over by development.

(Why does half of Toronto not even know the city sits along Lake Ontario? Because there is a highway preventing you from seeing it.)

We first saw a flat land system following a coastline with the Lisbon Teleferico.

Lisbon Teleferico. CC image by Flickr user leandrociuffo.

Then we came across a video of the Rostock IGA Gondola, which had a segment running along the river.

Rostock Gondola

Now, we’ve come across this image of the Dubai Cable Car… along a coastline.

The Dubai Cable Car.

It appears to be a touristy system — and potentially has three stations, with boarding and alighting only allowed at the middle station. Aside from this information and a few conflicting facts and images, we haven’t seemed to figure out much about this elusive gondola.

That’s where you come in, dearest Gondola Project community! Let’s crowd-source this research and find out all we can. If you’d like to share what you know, please leave it in the comments below.