Cable cars approved to fly over forest on Samar Island in the Philippines. The Samar Island Partnership for Peace and Development (SIPPAD) passed a resolution endorsing the idea of connecting Hinabangan, Samar and Sulat, Eastern Samar by an aerial cable car. The cable car would provide transportation for travelers going to Eastern Samar who frequently...
Grouse Mountain constructing new gondola, set to open for 2024/2025 winter season in North Vancouver, Canada. The base station is currently under construction, and the plateau station is complete. Preparatory work also continues for the 14 towers. When completed, the system will have 27 eight-person cabins, increasing capacity to 1,000 people per hour with...
CUTRIC posts in-depth study on non-traditional modes of transportation, one such mode being Aerial transit systems. The study focuses on use cases for the various modes and concludes that aerial ropeways are practical solutions for urban mobility, yet are environmentally sustainable. The study provides existing examples of urban aerial ropeway systems and details on the...
Tender process for consulting services initiated for roadway and cable car in the Wakan territory of Oman. Submissions are due by May 9th, focusing on designs and documents for a gondola and roadway leading up to Wakan. The goal is to determine the basic infrastructure needs to unlock the area’s nature and heritage tourism...
Gondolas are considered as a transportation option to link various base areas at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. The resort envisions gondolas connecting the three base areas: Snow Park, Silver Lake Village, and Deer Valley East Village. Discussions also included the possibility of using gondolas to connect Dear Valley to other places...
FirstGroup has been awarded a contract to operate the IFS London Cable Car, which runs from Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks. The contract was awarded by Transport for London (TfL) for a start in June 2024 and will initially span five years, with the ability to extend for an additional three years. FirstGroup...
Sandia Peak Tram up and running again after months of repairs and upgrades. The aerial tram is one of the state’s largest tourist draws and runs passengers up the mountain. The upgrades include new control systems and the replacement of the old drive with a new AC motor. Other improvements include adding cameras to the system and...
Haifa Cable Car in Israel holds practice rescue mission to emulate saving stranded passengers from cabins. The practice exercise was the largest in its field to occur in Israel and had police forces, explosives forces, MDA, rescue units of Haifa, Hadra fire and rescue, as well as a team from the national “Lahva” unit. The...
The historic cable car to Augustusburg Castle in Brühl, Germany, has temporarily closed. The 100+ year old, 1.2-kilometer funicular system has shut down for three weeks for pending maintenance. This includes replacing a number of the rollers (sheaves) throughout the system, upgrading the Valley station to include a new heating system, and replacing several...
Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) approves environmental impact report (EIR) for gondola to Dodger Stadium. The approval of the EIR for La ART by the Metro Board of Directors allows the project to move on to be considered by other agencies such as the City Council, Caltrans, and California Parks. With the approval...