Chicago Cable Cars by Greg Borzo.
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit:
- Chicago Historian, Greg Borzo documents Chicago’s extensive history with cable car technology in his new book Chicago Cable Cars. Want more Chicago Cable Cars? Read about our own concept for a Chicago Waterfront Gondola.
- The Oakland Airport Connector is halfway to completion.
- The Sri Maha Mariamman Devasthanam temple committee in Kuala Lampur has given final approvals for a cable car to open in 2014.
- The Swiss Consulate General offers cable car expertise to American Samoa.
- And in our continuing coverage of entertainment industries portraying cable cars as somehow inherently dangerous, the new video game Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 gives players the opportunity to get killed by a gondola (around the 1:15 point of the linked video.