View of Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria. Image by Flickr user Anders Broberg.
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit:
- Reports coming from Lagos, Nigeria seem to indicate that work on the city’s proposed $500 million, 12km urban cable car project may soon begin in November. If this is accurate, then this will likely be the single largest investment ever made in an urban gondola scheme.
- If the referendum for the Hamburg Cable Car is successful on August 25, project proponents have promised to donate 50 cents per passenger ticket for charitable purposes. Opinion polls ahead of the vote indicate that those in favour of the cable car are currently in the lead.
- Balnéario Camboriú, a popular beach resort city, has plans to build another cable car. The city is already famous for its Teleférico Laranjeiras, a cable car that connects two beaches and Unipraias Park. This time, a new urban gondola is proposed to link up Barra Sul to Pontal Norte and is estimated to cost R$115 million (US$50 million).
- The Wings of Tatev aerial tram in Armenia recorded its 250,000th passenger since it became operational in 2010. An unsuspecting lucky rider was given free rides for one whole year and various souvenirs. Congrats to the rider and the system!
- La Paz residents are blazing ahead into the 21st century. Bolivia’s state owned telecom provider – Entel – has signed a contract with Mi Teleférico to provide users with free Wifi at all cable car stations! This is rather impressive given the fact that many transit systems in developed nations still lack this very common feature.
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Just because it’s Nigeria doesn’t mean you have to call it a “scheme”.
Which reminds me. There’s a Nigerian king that emailed me this morning about an inheritance I’m owed. I just have to fund their gondola system for them to get the gold out.