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Feb 08, 2013
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: $500 million CPT System to be built in Lagos, Nigeria

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Lagos, Nigeria may soon be the next major metropolis to build a CPT system. Reports indicate that $500 million will be invested. Construction is scheduled to start in November this year while...

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Jan 25, 2013
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Second Cable Car in Rio . . .

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Rio de Janeiro begins testing their second cable-propelled transit system in Rio’s oldest favela, Providência. The city of Lagos, Nigeria – one of the fastest growing cities in the world –...

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Aug 16, 2011
Bukit Panjang LRT, Light Rail & Streetcars

Luminus via Tractus by Steven Dale

  Remember: Light Rail Transit (LRT) isn’t always Light Rail Transit. And that goes for all forms of public transportation. Anyone recall our CPT / ART debate? While we may like to pretend we work and live in a scientific field, the world of city-building and transit is anything but scientific.After all, there’s no official taxonomy...

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