BART Oakland Airport Connector Rendering
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit:
- Construction begins on the BART Airport Connector in Oakland, California. The 3.2 mile elevated, bottom-supported cable system should be completed by 2014, with a projected price tag of $500 million USD. Construction of the support columns is underway, but the long-standing debate continues.
- As discussed in yesterday’s post, Vail (in Colorado, USA) has selected Leitner-Poma to to build a state-of-the-art gondola that will feature such comforts as heated, cushioned seats and Wi-Fi.
- A new cable car system in Cefn Mawr is proposed as part of a plan to boost tourism in the large village in Wrexham, Wales. But, the system may be in jeopardy if the the region moves forward with a possibly conflicting plan to refurbish the nearby Trevor Basin tourist information centre, too.
- The Maokong Gondola in Taipei, Taiwan has an online booking system to reserve seats in the crystal cabins. (Clearly a tourist-based system). The system appears to be successful as the Taipei Rapid Transit Corp. (TRTC) reported that nearly 8,000 bookings have been made since this service began plus, the gondola was fully booked for January 1.