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Weekly Roundup: Tourist-Minded Aerial Transit Approved for Samar Island
Cable cars approved to fly over forest on Samar Island in the Philippines. The Samar Island Partnership for Peace and Development (SIPPAD) passed a resolution endorsing the idea of connecting Hinabangan, Samar and Sulat, Eastern Samar by an aerial cable car. The cable car would provide transportation for travelers going to Eastern Samar who frequently...
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Weekly Roundup: State-of-the-Art Grouse Mountain Gondola to Open This Winter
Grouse Mountain constructing new gondola, set to open for 2024/2025 winter season in North Vancouver, Canada. The base station is currently under construction, and the plateau station is complete. Preparatory work also continues for the 14 towers. When completed, the system will have 27 eight-person cabins, increasing capacity to 1,000 people per hour with...
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Weekly Roundup: Scenic Estes Park Tramway Survives Under New Ownership
CUTRIC posts in-depth study on non-traditional modes of transportation, one such mode being Aerial transit systems. The study focuses on use cases for the various modes and concludes that aerial ropeways are practical solutions for urban mobility, yet are environmentally sustainable. The study provides existing examples of urban aerial ropeway systems and details on the...
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Weekly Roundup: From Roads to Heights – New Tourism Infrastructure Coming Soon to Wakan Territory
Tender process for consulting services initiated for roadway and cable car in the Wakan territory of Oman. Submissions are due by May 9th, focusing on designs and documents for a gondola and roadway leading up to Wakan. The goal is to determine the basic infrastructure needs to unlock the area’s nature and heritage tourism...
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Weekly Roundup: Plans for Deer Valley Resort, UT, to Become Part of Citywide Aerial Transit System
Gondolas are considered as a transportation option to link various base areas at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. The resort envisions gondolas connecting the three base areas: Snow Park, Silver Lake Village, and Deer Valley East Village. Discussions also included the possibility of using gondolas to connect Dear Valley to other places...
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Weekly Roundup: FirstGroup to Operate the IFS Cloud Cable Car in London, England
FirstGroup has been awarded a contract to operate the IFS London Cable Car, which runs from Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks. The contract was awarded by Transport for London (TfL) for a start in June 2024 and will initially span five years, with the ability to extend for an additional three years. FirstGroup...
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Weekly Roundup: SCC’s SkyOrb Cabins Take to the Skies
Sandia Peak Tram up and running again after months of repairs and upgrades. The aerial tram is one of the state’s largest tourist draws and runs passengers up the mountain. The upgrades include new control systems and the replacement of the old drive with a new AC motor. Other improvements include adding cameras to the system and...
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Weekly Roundup: New Aerial Tram System Coming to Pipestem Resort, WV
Haifa Cable Car in Israel holds practice rescue mission to emulate saving stranded passengers from cabins. The practice exercise was the largest in its field to occur in Israel and had police forces, explosives forces, MDA, rescue units of Haifa, Hadra fire and rescue, as well as a team from the national “Lahva” unit. The...
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CHRISTCHURCH GONDOLA
The Christchurch Gondola is a point-of-interest system in Christchurch, New Zealand. The base station is located in Heathcote Valley, and the system travels up the side of Mount Cavendish in the Port Hills. The monocable detachable gondola is considered one of the top tourist attractions in Christchurch, swiftly carrying passengers to the summit at 1,460...
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CONSTANTINE CABLE CAR (TÉLÉCABINE DE CONSTANTINE)
The mountainous terrain of Algeria poses a unique challenge for urban planners and developers. To solve this problem, several Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) systems have been built in Algerian cities throughout the country. These include ropeway systems in Algiers, Skikda, Tlemcen and Constantine. The installation of these gondola networks has been crucial to improving traffic flow and mitigating...
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TELEFÉRICO DO COMPLEXO DO ALEMÃO
Opened in the summer of 2011, the six station Teleferico do Alemáo in Rio de Janeiro runs through the Complexo do Alemão, connecting residents to the city’s rail network. The system was constructed as part of the Brazilian infrastructure development plan known as the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC, in Portuguese) In total the line measures...
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TELEFÉRICO DA PROVIDÊNCIA (PROVIDENCIA CABLE CAR)
Morro de Providência is a favela located just north of downtown Rio de Janeiro. This community is regarded as the city’s first favela (informal settlement) with beginnings that date back to 1897. Soldiers returning from the Canudos War decided to inhabit the area after the promise of homes by the government was left unfulfilled. As the community...
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BONDINHO APARECIDA (APARECIDA CABLE CAR)
Aparecida is a quaint city in Brazil located approximately halfway between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The city is a center of religious tourism that sees 11 million tourists who flock to the city on an annual basis to experience the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida – the largest Marian shrine in...
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TELEFÉRICO METROPOLITANO (SANTIAGO CABLE CAR)
Parque Metropolitano – located in the Chilean capital of Santiago – is the fourth largest urban park in the world encompassing over 700 acres of land. Attractions, such as the Japanese botanical gardens and the National Zoo provide opportunities for leisurely fun and relaxation. Adding to the park’s appeal is the Teleférico Metropolitano, a cable car system providing...
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BAIYUN CABLE CAR (白云索道)
The Baiyun Cable Car (白云索道) is a 1.6km MDG system located in the bustling southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou. This recreational line connects to Baiyun (White Cloud) Mountain, a large park and popular sightseeing spot 15km north of the CBD. Construction on the system began in 1984 and it opened to the public in 1986. Their website says this...
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MÍO CABLE
With 2.3 million residents, Cali is the third most populous city in Colombia. Coincidentally, in September 2015 it became the third Colombian city to implement a Cable Propelled Transit line (after Medellin and Manizales). This 2.0km transit system, named MÍO Cable (English: My Cable), is fully integrated with the city’s public transportation network and directly...