A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Peru may soon see its first aerial tramway. A 5km system is proposed to be built in Choquequirao, the “twin sister” of Macchu Picchu. This ropeway system will traverse the deep canyon of...
A couple days ago a reader sent us a link to a proposed aerial PRT transit system called the SkyTran. At first glance, it looks kinda cool and sorta stands out from some of its PRT counterparts — its got a slick futuristic vehicle design; it’s suspended on lightweight tracks and it was co-developed by...
Post by Charlotte Boffetti. For French version of this post, please click here. REVIEW OF TRAMWAY AÉRIEN (PROPOSAL 1) AND AÉROTRAM (PROPOSAL 2) The Tramway Aérien and Aérotram proposals are quite similar with respect to their routes and their station locations. In general, both link the north and south of downtown Lyon via a rough...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A new cable car proposal has surfaced in Vienna, Austria. The concept is spearheaded by the Chamber of Commerce and they’d like to see gondola link the Kahlenberg — a 484m...
Post by Charlotte Boffetti. For French version of this post, please click here. In just one year, four different groups have proposed four different cable car concepts in Lyon — France’s second largest city. Throughout the country, there are roughly a dozen urban gondola proposals in various stages of the planning and development process. Some...
(Note: It’s been a while since I’ve posted on The Gondola Project. It’s been a busy summer with lots of changes to our company and our site. We’ll let you all know about the details in the coming months, but in the meantime, I’d like to extend a big thanks to Nick and Charlotte for...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Officials in Kathmandu, Nepal have reached out to the French government in order to help realize their city’s urban gondola. If everything goes according to schedule, the cable car will become...
In case you haven’t heard by now, Elon Musk — billionaire investor and founder/CEO of Tesla Motors, PayPal and SpaceX — unveiled plans for an ultra-fast, air-cushioned, solar powered transport tube system called the Hyperloop. After reading a couple of articles, I’ve compiled some major stats: Tube Capacity: 28 people Max Speed: 1220km/h Average Speed:...
This past weekend a conceptual CPT line was proposed in Cleveland, Ohio. This concept is called the Cleveland Skylift and one of its purposes is to enhance connectivity throughout the city’s waterfront area. As it stands right now, the system is 5.25 miles (8.5 km) long with with 11 stations. Instead of merely functioning as...