#germany

Apr 10, 2015
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Urban Zoo Gondola Mooted in Halle, Germany

  A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Urban Zoo Cable Car Concept (Halle, Germany) Halle, a city of 230,000 in the Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state, invited three ropeway manufacturers to further examine its cable car concept. Plans are...

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Dec 05, 2014
Mi Teleférico, Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Green Line (Linea Verde) Opens in La Paz; CPT Proposed for Paris’ business district

— — 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...

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Nov 14, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Chile Announces Three Urban Cable Cars for Valparaiso, Antofagasta and Iquique

  A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Chilean president Michelle Bachelet recently announced the country’s ambitious Public Transit Infrastructure Investment Plan (Plan de Inversiones en Infraestructura del Transporte Público). Fourteen major transportation measures were reported, including the implementation of...

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Aug 01, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Hamburg Residents to Vote on Fate of Urban Cable Car Proposal

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: In just a few weeks time (August 24 to be exact), residents of Hamburg, Germany will visit the polls to vote for or against an urban cable car. If the referendum...

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Feb 21, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: 2017 International Garden Show in Berlin Secures Cable Car Investor

  A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Organizers for the 2017 International Garden Show in Berlin have finally found an investor for its cable car. The system will be built entirely with private funds and will take...

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Sep 11, 2012
Just For Fun, Proposals & Concepts, Public Engagement & Community Outreach

The Traffic Light Countdown Pong Game

Do you remember the piano stairs in Sweden that got people to choose the stairs over the escalator? And not just some people, but 66% more people. That’s because while taking the escalator is easier than climbing the stairs, playing a piano with your feet is infinitely more fun than standing on a stair that...

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Feb 06, 2012
Installations, Kiel Harbour Gondola, Uncategorized

Kiel Harbour Gondola (Stadtseilbahn, Kiel)

Jan sends along this interesting lead:   I’d like to point you to a tiny CPT that once operated in my hometown Kiel (Germany), as it seems there are no English sources about it and it might be of interest for you. It was a landmark and attraction in town as it was quite unique....

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Aug 17, 2011
Safety

Paraglider Cripples Gondola

Last week a German paraglider crashed into the cables of a Bavarian gondola. The incident trapped 20 people in the gondola for 17 hours overnight. There were no injuries or fatalities and all parties were rescued via helicopter. Does this mean gondolas are unsafe? No. It means accidents happen. For example: During the Christmas season...

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Aug 15, 2011