As it’s the new year, a lot of blogs are posting things like their “10 most popular posts of 2010.” And while I considered doing something similar, I realized it wouldn’t make a lot of sense given that the 10 most popular posts are already listed on the widget in the upper-right corner of this page.

Instead, I decided to look back at what were some of my favorite posts from the last year that were not gondola or cable transit related. The links are below in no particular order.

For those of you who’ve been here for a while, you might recognize some of them. For those who are new to the site, they will give you a better idea of what we’re about here at The Gondola Project and some of the philosophical underpinnings of the work we do.

And even though the posts are old, feel free to comment and engage in discussion.

• The Freemium Model of Transit – What “freemium” services would you be willing to pay for if your public transit offered them?

• The Gleagle Has Landed – Is the bargain-priced Gleagle automobile a threat to public transit?

• Our Outsourced Rails – Do North Americans really deserve all the credit for the massive rail projects they’ve built in the past?

• Form vs. Function – Which is more important to attracting transit ridership?

• Foresight & The Bloor Street Viaduct – What can we learn from a hundred year old viaduct in Toronto?

• Sh*t & The Short-Term Thinking Behind Long-Term Planning – Is long term planning a mistaken idea?

• Duck Season!!! Rabbit Season!!! – Is the BRT vs. LRT argument nothing more than an episode of Looney Toons?

• The Ten Day Traffic Jam – If the Chinese are more willing to sit in a 10 day traffic jam than ride transit, what does that tell us?

• Canadian Prosciutto – If you don’t believe something to exist, does that mean it doesn’t?

• What We Can Learn From A Cheese Grater – Is a cheese grater the most innovative product around?

• Overwater Bungalows – What do overwater bungalows have to do with transit?

• Those Ships Ain’t Made For These Waters – What happens when you don’t listen to the locals?