In 2-3 months, construction may start for the Cerro San Cristobal cable car in Lima, Peru. While its built in a city, this system will not be used for mass transit purposes, rather it will serve a purely tourist function. If everything goes according to schedule, the cable car will be available for use by summer...
Today as there are basically only two major CPT consortiums left, general observations seems to indicate that cabin designs are rather limited — especially in urban MDG systems. While current passenger carriers are both functional and practical, it appears that most (not all) urban MDGs built by Doppelmayr and Leitner/Poma typically feature the Omega style...
From our time on the Gondola Project, we know that gondola station design is incredibly flexible and can be built in almost any scenario and setting. Let’s take a quick recap: Skyscraper station? Check. Underground station? Check. Light and airy station? Check. And today, thanks to one of our readers, we can now add “in-mountain...
By 2014, Ankara will soon be home to another urban gondola. This 3.2km system will have 106 cabins with a capacity of 2,400 pphpd. Once opened, it will serve the Şentepe neighbourhood and will be located near Yenimahalle metro station. Based on renderings, the stations may be one of the most architecturally stunning urban CPT lines...
You can talk about “Essential Services” in one of two ways: The first way is as a commodity, as a necessity of society or as a basic provision of life. More often than not, these essential services take the form of monopolies and organized cartels. They’re necessary and useful, but rarely ever pleasant. The second...
In honour of the Queen’s birthday, we Canadians have opted to take a day off and play with fireworks. Rest assured, regular postings will resume on Wednesday. Happy Victoria Day!
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Reports surfaced the last couple weeks about an urban cable car proposal in Jerusalem. A map of the proposed 1.6 km alignment is now available can be seen above or by...
For the most part, The Gondola Project has been rather successful at getting people to notice and understand cable transit solutions. What we’ve not been to great at, however, is being able to explain some of the more nuanced technical and engineering related questions posed to us by our readers. Don’t get me wrong—Nick Chu...
Similar to other citizen-developed urban gondola proposals in various American cities (i.e. Austin, Chicago, and Seattle), Buffalo is now the latest one to join this ever-expanding list. Last Friday, Dean Evaniak, presented his idea on a CPT system for reconnecting Buffalo’s waterfront. He has made an interesting case for utilizing this technology in the city...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat continues to build support for a CPT line in his city. If he’s successful, the system will be open by 2015 and will connect passengers to the area of...