Last week we posted a viral video which showed the incredible amount of overcrowding on Beijing’s Subway Line 13. Having personally ridden the City’s subway during rush hour, I couldn’t think of anything worst than waiting on a busy platform in hopes of boarding the next packed train with a thousand other antsy and agitated...
This is a guest post by Billy Beasley. Walt Disney. Just the sound of his name evokes thoughts of Mickey Mouse, animation, and the sprawling theme parks that bear his name. But Disney wasn’t just an animator, he was a master urban planner. Disney orchestrated everything when it came to his parks from perception of...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: After the Mountain Fire closed the Palm Springs Aerial Tram last week for five days due to poor air quality, it has since reopened on Tuesday. Halfway around the world, air...
For all the people out there who complained about traffic this morning while coming into work, take a look at this video of Xierqi Station on Beijing’s Subway Line 13. It might just make your commute feel a little less hectic and slightly more comfortable.
Earlier this summer, we wanted to introduce a new segment to the Gondola Project called: Ask Tino. The purpose of this feature is to allow readers to ask technical cable car questions. In turn, Tino Imhäuser, the Gondola Project’s veteran ropeway technician will personally help answer any of your inquiries. So to kick this off...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Toulouse cable car (Aérotram) received a lot of attention this week from the media. Reports confirm that the project is right on track is expected to be up and running...
Guest post by Charlotte Boffetti. Dave Owsen is an American industrial and automotive designer. A few years back he proposed an aerial transport system called “Community Transit” where passengers ride in independent cabins which allow them to customize their route. He sees this urban cable car concept as a futuristic transportation system for not only...
While many bottom-supported CPT lines already exist for internal airport transport (i.e. Birmingham, Toronto, Mexico City), top-supported CPT systems connecting to an airport have yet to materialize. However, this may soon change as a plan coming from Genoa, Italy proposes to link a future rail station to the airport via an aerial gondola. Thanks to...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Mexican State Government has announced their intentions to build 5 CPT lines — effectively dubbed the “Mexicables” — in several municipalities nearby the capital of Mexico City. These systems will...
Guest post by Charlotte Boffetti. Eiffage is a large construction and civil engineering company in France. In 2007 it started a research lab called the “Phosphore” to think about the future of cities. After years of research and development, last April it presented a model called “the city in 2030”. The goal was to develop...