It’s hard to blame officials in some cities for treating the fare structure of new public transport line as an afterthought. It’s not sexy stuff. However, for urban cable cars, the failure to put the time and energy to develop a proper fare model may ultimately hinder the project’s success. Whether your envisioned CPT line...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Medellin, Colombia has officially announced the construction of its 3rd Metrocable line. The 2.5km urban cable car will benefit 350,000 residents and will link the neighbourhood of Pichacho to the metro...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: It appears that City Council in Munich, Germany have received a request to explore the feasibility of integrating urban cable car systems into the public transit network. Several conceptual alignments have...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: It appears that the Viennese cable car proposal to Kahlenberg is still under works. Proponents are still determining how the system will be financed and has yet to submit a formal...
For many of us, we use social media and online review sites to make everyday life decisions. Websites such as Yelp or TripAdvisor can be great resources that help indecisive people, like myself, decide whether or not a restaurant deserves my Friday night patronage. My personal experiences with crowd-sourcing websites has generally been quite positive...
Thanks to one of our readers, we been sent a really cool link which showcases the Singapore Cable Car in 360 degrees panorama view. Given the quality of the virtual reality photography, zooming in and out and panning around the cable car almost feels a bit surreal — it’s as if you’re actually riding on...
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 world famous Sugar Loaf Cable Car officially becomes a centenarian on Saturday. 5000 people are expected to come out and celebrate. If you happen to be in Rio de Janeiro...
So a couple weeks ago, we found out that the Singapore Cable Car was being retrofitted and turned into an Angry Birds themed cable car. This weekend, the system finally opened to the public. For a look into the celebrations and the system’s first run, check out the video posted below. — —
If you happen to be fan of both the Angry Birds video game and cable cars, you may wanna book a trip to Singapore as soon as possible. The Singapore Cable Car has just redesigned and retrofitted 30 of their cabins to celebrate the opening of an Angry Birds theme park on Mount Faber. Upon arrival...