03
Sep

2011

Weekly Roundup: Makkah to Move Pilgrims by Gondola?

Post by Steven Dale

A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit (lots of good stuff this week, by the way):

  • The Haj Research Centre in Makkah, Saudi Arabia completes the first of two studies exploring the use of cable cars/gondolas to link holy sites throughout to transport Umrah pilgrims throughout the city. (Full Disclosure: CUP acted as a special advisor on this study but has no vested interests in the project. It was conducted by Dr. Amer Shalaby of the University of Toronto Cities Centre. You can learn more about this study here.)
  • Upgrade plans for Wellington, New Zealand’s iconic cable car.


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Comments

  1. the "worst cable cars in the world" would be a lot better read if there was something to read - as it stands the photos alone make most of those systems seem rather intriguing!
  2. Non-Muslims won't be able to ride them in Mecca as Non-Muslims are not allowed into the city. Will they be the only discriminatory aerial gondolas in all the world?

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