At this year’s Smart City Business America Congress and Expo in Curitiba, Brazil, the My Cable Car (Spanish: Mi Teleférico) system in La Paz was recognized as the Most Innovative Transport System in the region. — — The 10km cable car network, built by Doppelmayr, began operations in 2014. Today, after nearly two years since its inauguration,...
In just 22 months, La Paz urban gondola network, Mi Teleférico (My Cable Car), has surpassed 40 million riders. That’s an average of about 1.8 million passengers per month, or 60,000 per day. By comparison, that’s more daily riders than many LRT systems in the USA, including New Jersey’s $2.2 billion, 27km (17mi) Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. Cable car “Mi...
— — A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: $450 Million Phase 2 Breaks Ground (La Paz, Bolivia) Faster than you can say Teleferico La Paz-El Alto, the second phase of the already largest network of urban transit...
With the opening of the Green Line in La Paz-El Alto, Bolivia last December, it officially marked the completion of phase 1 in the city’s aerial transport revolution. The three urban cable cars, Red Line, Yellow Line and Green Line have surpassed all expectations. To find out more about the project click here.
— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: La Paz (Bolivia) The delivery of a funicular connecting 17 de Obrajes station on the Linea Verde (Green Line) marks the completion of La Paz’s Phase 1 cable car plans. And...
Last week we were pretty excited to share with you La Paz’s Línea Amarilla in full HD. This week, reader Peter K, found us brand new footage of the first aerial cable car in Bolivia’s capital, Línea Roja. It’s hard to say which system is more spectacular but check it out and you be the judge! — —...
— — Ever wonder what it was like to hop onboard La Paz’s longest urban cable car Línea Amarilla? Thanks to Youtube user Marco Torrico anyone with an internet connection or a solid mobile data plan is now able to ride vicariously on the gondola in full 1080p HD! So if you have 20 minutes to spare,...
— — A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: The Green Line (Linea Verde) in La Paz-El Alto officially opened for service yesterday. If that’s not exciting enough, President Evo Morales announced that contracts for 5 more urban...
Photographer: Photo by Photobucket user ZPLAQ. About: Every Thursday, the Gondola Project team will select stunning captures of CPT lines. We hope this will continue to bring more attention to the technology and provide visually impactful examples of cable car systems worldwide. If you’d like to submit or nominate a picture for our “Photo of the Week”,...
Even though we’re now seeing more and more Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) systems being implemented around the world, mainstream North American media has, arguably, paid little attention to urban gondola lifts. This past weekend, however, New York Times flew their correspondents down to La Paz and documented the city’s Red Line, — or what they cleverly termed, “Bolivia’s...