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Jan 03, 2010
Analysis, Gondola, Grip Module, Lessons, Research Issues, Urban Planning & Design

Grip Module, Lesson 4: Corners

Corners are important because all cities have them. If your transit technology cannot turn corners, you cannot exist in cities. It’s just that simple. As I said before, however, no one has taken the time to explicitly and simply explain how cable deals with them. For those who’ve never encountered Cable Propelled Transit before, you...

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Jan 02, 2010
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A Dozen Ways You Can Help

Don’t send money. Money is worthless compared to word of mouth (see point 2). Talk to people. All kinds of people. Tell people about this website. Get passionate. If you find yourself increasingly enamored by CPT, cable cars and urban gondolas (as I have) share that passion with others. Comment about cable on other websites....

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Jan 01, 2010
Analysis, Research Issues, Thoughts, Urban Planning & Design

Passenger Safety

It’s a new year, folks! Congratulations, we survived another one! My column yesterday attracted the site’s first Rabble and I don’t expect it to be the last. Among “thickslab’s” (please don’t post anonymously on this site, folks, and try to be respectful) concerns was the issue of passenger safety. I don’t mean in the sense...

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