Image by Flickr user Sebástian Freire.
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit:
Providência Cable Car (Rio de Janiero, Brazil)
Residents of Rio de Janeiro can breathe a sign of relief, now that officials have announced the Teleférico da Providência will actually commence operations this May. The system will operate from 7am-7pm and is expected to transport 8000 passengers per day. The announcement came as something of a surprise since construction was completed in May 2013. What’s more, the cable car was reported to have opened for service last July!
Téléphérique Oued Koreiche-Bouzaréah (Algeria)
Since opening in September 2014, the Téléphérique Oued Koreiche-Bouzaréah in Algiers’ suburbs has been wholly embraced by locals. The 2.9km urban cable car now attracts 6,500 each day. That’s about 200,000 riders per month who didn’t have a ride a year ago.
Aerial Pods Planned Again in Israel
Last year, Skytrans announced plans to work with Tel Aviv. Now it appears that the company has partnered with the municipality of Herzliya to explore the feasibility of an aerial maglev. However, officials cautioned that the system is merely in the planning stages and has a long way to go.