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Jun 27, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Teleférico da Providência Opens for Service this Sunday

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 Teleférico da Providência in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to finally open on June 29. While construction of the system was completed last May, an operator for the cable car was...

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Jun 26, 2014
Photo of the Week

Cable Car Photo of the Week: Langkawi Cable Car (SkyCab)

Photographer:  Photo by Flickr user Ishak J. 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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Jun 24, 2014
Innovations

Honda’s Briefcase Motorcycle – The MotoCompo

As more and more of the human population migrates to cities, the need for intelligent urban transport solutions grows ever more urgent. And perhaps as a response to these circumstances, Honda was responsible for developing a very simple, ingenious and cutting-edge solution (at least in the 1980s) to the dreaded urban commute. — — — The Motocompo,...

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Jun 20, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Yenimahalle-Şentepe Cable Car Opens for Passenger Transport

— 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 undergoing system testing for 90 days, Turkey’s first public transit cable car — the Yenimahalle-Şentepe Teleferiği — officially opened for passenger transport this week. The 3.2km cable car has 106...

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Jun 17, 2014
Questions, Thoughts

Cable Pet Transit

A recent conversation with guest contributor Ross Edgar brought up an interesting topic that’s yet to be discussed on the Gondola Project: cable cars and pets. This is a little surprising to us, especially since we ourselves have Joy, our very own office hound who’s been aboard countless gondola trips. In the US alone, the...

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Jun 13, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: More Urban Cable Cars Planned for La Paz and El Alto

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: According to some new sources, there are plans for even more urban cable cars in La Paz and El Alto. If these ambitious plans are carried through, virtually all neighbourhoods in the city...

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Jun 12, 2014
Photo of the Week

Cable Car Photo of the Week: Telefèric de Montjuïc

Photographer:  Photo by Flickr user Alexander Johmann. 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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Jun 09, 2014
Thoughts

Endearing and Useful.

Befitting a country with some of the best transportation options in the world, Switzerland is home to the Swiss Museum of Transport (naturally). As Switzerland also has more cable cars per capita than any other country on earth, it also makes sense that said museum would have the world’s only permanent exhibition discussing this website’s favourite subject....

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Jun 06, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Santiago Cable Car Prepares Tender, Line Red in La Paz Opens for Service

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 several years of planning and design, the Teleferico Bicentenario in Santiago, Chile is expected to go out to tender in early 2015. The 3.4km system is estimated to cost $80...

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Jun 04, 2014
Cairngorm Mountain Railway, Installations, Madrisa Bahn, Nevis Range Gondola, Parsenn Bahn

Update: Gondola Diversification – Scotland and the Alps

A few months ago, guest contributor Ross Edgar wrote a great piece on the diversification of gondolas in Scotland and the Alps. Last time he visited, he was unable to get a good photo of the system’s “Freight Deck”, which essentially is a cabin specifically designed to carry equipment and goods. Luckily for us, he took a...

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