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May 31, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Munich Receives Request to Explore Urban Cable Cars

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: It appears that City Council in Munich, Germany have received a request to explore the feasibility of integrating urban cable car systems into the public transit network. Several conceptual alignments have...

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May 29, 2014
Photo of the Week

Cable Car Photo of the Week: Yenimahalle – Şentepe Teleferik

Photographer:  Photo by Flickr user ustegen. About: Every Thursday, the Gondola Project team will select stunning captures of CPT lines. We hope this will continue to bring more attention to the technology and provide visually impactful examples of cable car systems worldwide. If you’d like to submit or nominate a picture for our “Photo of...

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May 28, 2014
Just For Fun

Hochzeitsgondel aka The Wedding Gondola

At an elevation of 1455m, Großer Arber is the highest mountain in Germany’s Bavarian Forest and home to one of the country’s most famous ski resorts. The site is popular for its variety of summer and winter recreational activities which includes sightseeing, hiking and much more. After riding a gondola to the peak, visitors can relax...

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May 23, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Cable Car for Cebu City Proposed by Doppelmayr

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 world’s largest manufacturer of ropeway systems, Doppelmayr, has proposed an urban cable car  for Cebu City in the Philippines. It has been reported that a BRT system has been deferred...

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May 21, 2014
Engineering, Innovations

Linth-Limmern Schwerlast-Seilbahn

— We recently received an awesome Youtube link of the infamous truck transporting ropeway that’s being used to help construct a $2.35bn hydroelectric power plant in Switzerland. It’s been reported that the cable car systems are capable of transporting a payload of more than 200t! Equally or even more impressive is the fact that the...

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May 16, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Sea to Sky Gondola Opens

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 years of planning and development, the Sea to Sky Gondola is Squamish, British Columbia finally opens today! For a sneak peek of the system, click here. Calling on all Gondola...

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May 14, 2014
Installations, Sea to Sky

Squamish Sea to Sky Gondola Preview

Post by Steven Bochenek, writer and nature enthusiast  Halfway between Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia’s two magnificent venues made famous during the 2010 Winter Olympics, sits the province’s newest attraction. The name of this Doppelmayr gondola accurately describes a rider’s experience, but the Sea to Sky Corridor is what this region of the Coastal Mountain...

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May 12, 2014
Just For Fun

The World Bank Reports That No One Reads The World Bank’s Reports

One thing we try and do around here at The Gondola Project is be accessible. Sure we want to be comprehensive, literate and even maybe a little bit smart; but we’re equally committed to finding ways to make the incredibly complicated idea of using ski lifts as public transit easy and fun to understand for...

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May 09, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Future of Vienna Cable Car Proposal Still Undecided

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: It appears that the Viennese cable car proposal to Kahlenberg is still under works. Proponents are still determining how the system will be financed and has yet to submit a formal...

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May 08, 2014
Photo of the Week

Cable Car Photo of the Week: Emirates Air Line

Photographer:  Photo by Flickr user MrT HK. About: Every Thursday, the Gondola Project team will select stunning captures of CPT lines. We hope this will continue to bring more attention to the technology and provide visually impactful examples of cable car systems worldwide. If you’d like to submit or nominate a picture for our “Photo...

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