A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Taking full advantage of the aerial views offered by the Red Line (Linea Roja), advertisers have approached nearby homeowners and put up billboards on their roofs. While this is definitely a very...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: The Teleférico da Providência in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to finally open on June 29. While construction of the system was completed last May, an operator for the cable car was...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Transport for London confirmed this week that the funding for the London Cable Car from Emirates Air Line will be paid back over a period of 9 years. Having to wait...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The London Thames Cable Car (Emirates Air Line) is suffering from poor weekday (read: commuters) ridership to such an extent that Transport for London has sent out free round-trip tickets to...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: An ambitious urban gondola proposal for Annecy, France. Maybe too ambitious? Citizens opposed to the Burnaby Mountain Gondola in Vancouver plan to take their complaints all the way to the provincial government. The Doppelmayr Group announces plans for a...
Right now, there are two groups looking at urban gondola transit solutions: Developing World cities and Developed World cities. Pretty broad classification, I know, but bear with me. Curiously, in the Developed World the technology gets little attention from the public sector. Typically it’s the private sector that pushes these systems as little more than...