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About the Gondola Project

In 2009, urban planner and researcher, Steven Dale, started Gondola Project — a blog that explores the world of cable cars, gondolas, aerial trams and Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) systems. The site’s goal was to discuss the technology from a critical and analytical perspective; to make understanding the technology simple for both professionals and laymen alike and; to help achieve uptake for the technology in the urban environment.After more than a decade developing the site, Gondola Project now reaches tens-of-thousands of unique visitors per month, is routinely featured in major media outlets across the globe and has helped change the debate around Cable Propelled Transit solutions.A decade ago most urban planning, engineering and transportation professionals saw cable cars as nothing more than a curiosity. Some were even outright hostile to the idea that you could use a ski lift as public transit. The conversation has shifted dramatically since then and cable cars are now being implemented in developed nation cities with more and more being planned, permitted and constructed every year. If you’re interested in the field of cable cars, welcome! Feel free to poke around, learn what you need to learn, share the information you find and, reach out should you have any questions, comments or project ideas you’d like to share with us. Use the Contact Us page, or send us an email at cpt@scjalliance.com.