The two newest WHITE CARDS are hot off the [digital] presses and now available for your viewing, printing, downloading and sharing pleasure. Part of an on going series that covers Important Cable Systems, the most recently added cards profile the Singapore and Ngong Ping cable cars. What is a WHITE CARD? What systems are...
The University of Toronto Cities Centre just recently released a video describing their concept for an Aerial Ropeway Transit system in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Take a look: U of T Research Contributing to Makkah’s Transportation Development from Colin Anderson on Vimeo. (Full Disclosure: CUP acted as a special advisor on this study but has no vested...
Ted writes: I wanted to tip you off to something I stumbled across the other day– you may already know about it, but on the off chance you don’t, I thought it was worth bringing up. It seems Squaw Valley ski resort has (or actually, had — it got taken out this summer which is...
A couple highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The Philippine Daily Enquirer reports that the Philippines has (with little notice from the outside world, we might mention) implemented up to 100 ropeway systems throughout the country for agricultural purposes. The systems can carry both farmers and their...
The Gondola Project’s WHITE CARD collection is growing rapidly and today we are pleased to announce that two more cards are now available. This brings the total to eight. For a full index of available cards, check out the WHITE CARDS page here, or from the header under “Learn About Cable Transit”. In case you...
Last week we introduced the WHITE CARDS (here and here) and brought you the first four in a series of cable system profiles. But it doesn’t stop there. This week we’re rolling out even more WHITE CARDS, starting today with two new systems; the Caracas Metrocable and the Teleférico do Complexo do Alemão. To see...
Regular readers of The Gondola Project know we’re under going some renovations and changes on the site. But for new visitors, we realized they could land on the site and be completely unaware of the fact. As such, we just wanted to take the time to let new visitors know that if you come across a...
What you’re looking at above is a children’s playground located in a Swiss train. I came across this purely by accident yesterday so I have little to no information about what can only be described as every child’s public transit fantasy wonderland. We’re assuming this is a relatively new development, but have no confirmation of...
The issue of turns and corners always seems to pique people’s interest, so consider then Sweden’s Kolmården Wildlife Park Cable Car. Opened just recently, this 2.6 km long system transports 1,360 pphpd and includes a whopping 6 turns (5 if you don’t include the main station)! Take a look: This is a fascinating system because...
A couple highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Lesson 1 – How To Shoot Yourself In The Foot (link): London Mayor Boris Johnson has released a letter explaining the details of the Emirates Air sponsorship deal for the London Cable Car. Of the myriad problems the...