Stunning architecture displayed in new CPT proposal in Plose, Italy. Notice the integration of multiple transit modes into one station. Image by Alto Adige.
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit:
- New 3S gondola project (in Italian) is being proposed in Plose, Italy. It’s expected to connect the city center and a railway station to serve both tourists and skiers. Seems that little information is available in English, any additional details would be great. Thanks goes to Giorgio for the link!
- Did you know that Switzerland’s oldest operating gondola (in French) ride dates back to 1906? It’s in Heimwehfluh Interlaken and is still operating without any reconstruction!
- News reports state that the Emirates Air Line (aka Thames Gateway Cable Car) in London is scheduled to open on May 1, just in time for the Olympics.
- Stephen Rees provides an insightful analysis and commentary on the recent Burnaby Gondola business case
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Heimwehflue is so fun! You can ride the funicular up and then ride the slide ride down.
The cable car in London will have a capacity to carry up to 2,500 people per hour in each direction in the peak, equivalent to 30 buses per hour. Isn´t it a great number? And the fact I love the most about it is that it will not cost the taxpayers anything because Emirates airline is sponsoring the whole project. Trying to find such a sponsor here in Canada could be a way to go…