A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit:
- A safety survey determines that the risk of a plane crashing into the proposed London Thames Cable Car would be equivalent to one incident every 15 million years.
- Global Dashboard discusses the use of cable cars (gondolas) as a tool for international development.
- Forum participants at Skyscrapercity discuss new gondolas planned for Algeria. It seems that there are at least two planned with one already under construction.
- The Center for Neighborhood Technology America’s Top 15 Smartest Cities for Transit Innovation.
- Just for fun: UPRR has a video of America’s first chair lift in Sun Valley, Idaho.