UPDATED JAN.29/2016 The Georgetown-Rossyln Gondola (Washington, DC) proposal is gaining great momentum with many sponsors agreeing to back a feasibility study. Yesterday, Arlington County voted unanimously in favour to join a consortium and provide $35,000 to study the cable car. We’re not entirely sure what the alignment will be, but the concept itself appears to share many characteristics found...
Mañana, 17 de septiembre, será la inauguración del #MIOCable. De acuerdo con Metrocali, una vez se inaugure el sistema comenzarán los recorridos promocionales, los cuales durarán 15 días. El pasaje gratuito será para quienes aborden el sistema desde alguna de las estaciones de Ladera, es decir, en trayecto de bajada. Foto Oswaldo Paez – El...
The following summarizes 16-page glossy brochure on LEITNER’s 3S system. Also known as ‘tricable gondolas’, they have single haul rope and two carrying ropes. Tricable gondolas features detachable grips and offers the highest transport capacity of all aerial technologies. They guarantee increased wind resistance and can also cross major spans of over 2,500 meters between towers. Cabins can be...
The Maokong Gondola (Taipei, Taiwan) announced last December its intention to raise fares in the new year. These plans were officially confirmed by the city government in a news release this week. Depending on the number of stations a passenger travels to, fares will increase by 130-150%. This might sound like a lot, but in reality...
Go By Tram ! #portland #thisispdx #pdx #portlandpdx #discoverportland #oregon #travelportland #pnw #portlandbridges #rosecity #ohsu #portlandaerialtram A photo posted by Hayder Lateef (@hayderhlsk) on Jan 8, 2016 at 6:38pm PST
— In the past weeks, a few lift incidents made headlines across North America. Dozens were evacuated after a chair fell down at Heavenly Mountain Sky Resort (Nevada), while a stranded passenger captured some incredible footage of his own rescue at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (British Columbia). Naturally since safety on Cable Propelled Transit is always a top...
Brooklyn residents received some grim news this week as the governor announced plans to start repairs on the city’s L Train tunnels in late 2017. Officials estimate repairs taking anywhere from 1-3 years to complete. With this disruption, upwards of 300,000 -350,000 daily riders may be affected. While this is terrible news for residents, this unexpectedly presents a massive opportunity...
NOTE: An earlier version of this post originally appeared on December 4th, 2009 (yup, that’s over 7 years ago, kids). At that time, the report “City of Hamilton Higher Order Transit Network Strategy” was available online. Unfortunately, it is no longer available. Sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know and that’s really nobody’s fault....
케이블카가 전철처럼 대중교통이라니! 3볼로 라파스 풍경을 즐기기 #텔레페리코#teleferico #라파스#lapaz #볼리비아#bolivia #남미여행 #travel #여행스타그램 A photo posted by 🐣🐱🐶💐🌴🌻🍄🐠 (@siwastar) on Jan 12, 2016 at 7:51pm PST
— Reader Ray W. shares with us a documentary of Rio’s Urban Cable Car (Teleférico de Alemão). While it’s a little dated (released July 2012), it is interesting to note how the country’s sense of optimism and economic conditions has waned so quickly in just a few years time.