A quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Here’s something we bet you never (and we mean never) would’ve expected to read: The website Screamscape is reporting that Cable Transit manufacturer Doppelmayr will build a Harry Potter-themed Hogwarts Express for Universal Studios Florida. The...
A couple highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The community of Grächen, Switzerland gives a cable car to the City of Sarajevo so that it may rebuild the Trebevic Cable Car that was destroyed during the conflict of the early 90’s. Squamish, British Columbia’s Sea to Sky...
A couple highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The Philippine Daily Enquirer reports that the Philippines has (with little notice from the outside world, we might mention) implemented up to 100 ropeway systems throughout the country for agricultural purposes. The systems can carry both farmers and their...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Jarrett Walker of Human Transit indulges in a little bit of “technology fetishism” by profiling the Wellington Cable Car. Provincial Member of Parliament Kennedy Stewart indicates that he will launch his own public consultation process in regards to the...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The budget for the London Thames Cable Car has now increased to £60m. Originally estimated to cost £25m, the budget was revised just recently to £45m. This could quickly become one of the most expensive gondola systems the world’s...
(Sorry, this one was a day late going up.) A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: New Jersey’s Medowlands Sports Complex mulls a new connection to a nearby rail link. Among the technologies under consideration are an urban gondola. Squamish, British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Gondola...