Throughout our time on the Gondola Project, we’ve seen many transport systems install smart glass windows (i.e. Morizo Gondola in Japan and Bukit Panjang LRT in Singapore). However, these systems did not offer users the ability to control when the glass becomes “frosted” nor the amount of “frostiness”. Enter Boeing’s newest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner. These planes...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A cable car project is being considered in Birmingham, England. It looks to shuttle riders between three rail stations. A 2.4km gondola system may soon be under construction in Kathmandu, Nepal. The...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Reports indicate that Sri Pada — a sacred mountain located in Sri Lanka — will soon connected with a cable car. Netizens in Cincinnati begin a discussion to understand if connecting Mount...
The Atlantic Cities recently published an excellent article which documents the success of free transit in the French city of Châteauroux. Since it was first implemented in 2001, this demonitized public transport system has experienced significant growth in ridership — from an average of 21 rides per person annually to 61 rides today. More incredibly,...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A proposed cable car project system in Malaysia, which is part of an larger development plan called Santubong Beach City and Resort Centre, has spurred some controversy after the project proponents began...
Generally speaking, boarding a gondola is a rather straightforward process. You stand in line, purchase a ticket and hop into a cabin. Yet this seemingly painless exercise unfortunately becomes a little bit more difficult (to say the least) when an entire country of 1.3 billion tries to go on vacation all at once. During China’s...
From a technical standpoint, we know that urban gondolas can provide many distinct advantages (think low headways, high capacities and etc.). But what about the less tangible technological benefits? We often argue that cable transit has the ability to appeal to the psychological and emotional aspects of riding transit. Now as a case in point,...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: La Paz will soon become the fourth major city in South America to build CPT. There are 3 systems planned. The total length of the lines are approximately 10km and the...
A quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: New cable car project has been announced in Sarawak, Malaysia which will see it connect Pantai Damai and Kampung Pasir Panjang. Since opening in 2003, the Rain Forest Aerial Tram in Dominica has announced that...
A quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Originally built in 1912, the Sugarloaf Cable Car is officially a centenarian. To this day, it continues to be one of top attractions for tourists in Rio de Janeiro. Following the footsteps of other...