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A quick look at some of the things that make Urban Vertical Farming in your city work (or not): Average distance ingredient in a meal in US is grown away from home: 1500 miles Amount of energy global industrial food system accounts for in worldwide fossil fuel consumption: 21% Number of farmer markets in US...
Reminiscent of recent tourist-based urban gondola systems that seem to be popping up everywhere lately (such as Portugal’s new Teléferico de Gaia), the new Ordu Teleferik in Turkey opened just weeks ago and is decidedly urban – at least for the first half of its length. Take a look:
I don’t know how (or why) this happens (take Rio, for example), but somehow the Metrocable in Manizales, Colombia has completely slipped under the collective radar of the english-speaking world – for the last 2 years! From the little we currently understand, the Manizales Metrocable opened in 2009, system carries 1,400 pphpd, has three total...
The practice of insisting upon a singular public transit technology to the exclusion of all others with no strong justifiable reason. An unwillingness to admit to the weaknesses and failings of an idolized public transit technology. A rejection of multi-modality in public transportation. A preference for uni-modal models of public transportation when applied solely to...
(Voluntary Disclosure: Last week I was retained by Translink – at their behest – to meet with stakeholders in Vancouver associated with the Burnaby Mountain Gondola proposal; tour the proposed route of the gondola; and give a presentation to select staff of Translink and CH2M Hill on best practices in Cable Propelled Transit systems. The...
Starting next week, I will be taking a summer hiatus from The Gondola Project for one month. That doesn’t mean, however, that the site will be out of commission. Daily posts will continue and you can expect to see the following: Pre-written and scheduled posts by me, Steven Dale. Weekly Roundups and Sunday Stats will...
A quick look at some of the things that make Parking in your city work (or not): Most expensive parking spot in Toronto: $100,000 Most expensive city to park: London Cost of Ferrari 458 Italia: $320,000 USD Cost of parking spot near Harrods in London: $320,000 USD Cost of parking per hour: $7 Time...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: A new exhibit in London displays more details about the London Thames Cable Car. Meanwhile work begins on the London Thames Cable Car despite no assurances it will be ready in time for next year’s Olympics. Inhabitat profiles the Caracas Metrocable....