Post by Steven Dale
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit:
- This is a system we’ve not yet heard about, but apparently, there are already eight firms bidding for the right to install a new “Metro Cable” system in Shillong, India. This comes with a caveat, however, as one of the firms signed an MOU with Kohima in 2012 to build a 9.8 km long system – and we’ve yet to see anything.
- The controversial (and cable-propelled) Oakland Airport Connector reaches a major milestone towards its completion.
- Case study for those thinking of investing in cable: Poor design choices and technical problems have made Taipei’s Maokong gondola an almost perpetual money-loser.
- A columnist with Responding to Climate Change discusses whether or not London’s Cable Car represents a “new sustainable transport concept for cities around the world.”
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