— You know what they say, Rome wasn’t built in a day. Or in our case, the world’s first and most comprehensive urban gondola map (full map via Google) but that’s harder to rhyme. We’ve had a few requests the past week so we’ve gone ahead and made a few changes: Added two Algerian urban...
As I said yesterday, elevated transport infrastructure don’t get no love. In this, the second of two posts, we wrap up our list of the 10 most beautiful examples of elevated public transport infrastructure from around the world. ANY CHARACTER HERE 5. Station Square, Forest Hills Gardens – Queens, New York ANY CHARACTER HERE...
Elevated transport infrastructure don’t get no love. Architects and urban designers decry their ugliness and their ability to rip apart neighbourhoods and very few people are willing to step up and argue against that point. But to prove that elevated infrastructure isn’t always the city killer critics claim, we asked readers of The Gondola Project...
Как же прекрасно начать свой новый день со своим любимым… Счастье есть. Доброе утро! Good morning people #instagood #goodmorning #morning #cableway #city #morningcity #love #happy #smile #like4like #tagsforlikes #instalike #instaphoto A photo posted by Яна (@overdose.s) on Aug 24, 2015 at 8:42pm PDT
Note: this is a repost from an original article in 2012. Last week, guest blogger Ryan O’Connor, wrote a brief analysis on the state of HSR (high speed rail) and the potential implications and lessons cable can learn from China’s recent love affair with rail. If you haven’t been keeping up-to-date with transportation news in...
— To further enlighten those interested in urban cable cars systems, the Gondola Project has begun mapping them out (link 1 – Gondola Project; link 2 – Full Map via Google). First, we’ve organized existing urban systems. You can navigate/locate these two ways: Visually locate the system and/or Zoom into system’s location and find the alignment...
HISTORY Modern Cable Propelled Transit started in Caracas, Venezuela with the Mount Avila Gondola. This system was originally built in the middle of the last century to carry people from Caracas to the top of Mount Avila where the luxurious Hotel Humboldt had been built. Political and economic strife caused the government to leave for...
On September 1, 2015, Doppelmayr announced that 22 new apprentices had begun an intensive training program at the company. We at the Gondola Project are but a few and currently have zero apprentices or interns, so it seemed a large number to us. “22 apprentices may seem high for others but is not so...
We’re all aware of the incredible potential of social media. And that’s why the Gondola Project is proud to announce we have redirected extra time and resources towards Facebook and Twitter. If you need to reach us, reach out. We’ll be popping in every weekday for brief postings and discussions. What matters to judicious users...
#complexodoalemao #telefericodoalemao #rio #cidademaravilhosa #riotur #RioGuiaOficial #cablecar #RioOfficialGuide #oficialrio A photo posted by Caroline Maki (@tak_carol) on Jan 9, 2015 at 6:42am PST