The proposed Mall of the World in Dubai is big. Really big. Like five times larger than the world’s biggest mall (New South China Mall), or about nine times bigger than the Mall of America big. To service this 48 million square foot gargantuan, reports indicate that it will have its own internal transit network. Several modes of transport...
After over a hundred year absence, a funicular is finally returning to Edmonton’s river valley. City council approved the bottom supported cable system which will link downtown, near the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, to a network of ravine trails below. The funicular will improve valley connectivity for all users, especially ones with mobility challenges. The provincial and...
What better way to encourage children to read than to hop aboard the Emirates Air Line Cable Car and listen to some tall tales by Julian Clary. On March 2, three lucky winners will get the chance to spend some time with the famous English comedian and author. Julian has partnered with Transport for London (Tfl)...
Cable car at sentosa island Singapore #cablecar #sentosa #sentosaisland #sentosaresortworld #singapore #silosobeach #travel #tourism #hobbyphotography #cloudy A photo posted by R a g u r a m a n T (@raguramant) on Feb 23, 2016 at 10:48pm PST
Just days after we asked the question, “Will the US Become the Next Hub for Urban Gondolas?”, three metro Atlanta cities, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, and Brookhaven have announced their intentions to study ropeways as a transportation alternative. This means that over a dozen US cities are now exploring (or about to explore) Cable Propelled Transit (CPT)....
In just 22 months, La Paz urban gondola network, Mi Teleférico (My Cable Car), has surpassed 40 million riders. That’s an average of about 1.8 million passengers per month, or 60,000 per day. By comparison, that’s more daily riders than many LRT systems in the USA, including New Jersey’s $2.2 billion, 27km (17mi) Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. Cable car “Mi...
#gondola #taipei #taiwan #maokonggondola A photo posted by efe burak tokatli (@eburakt) on Nov 24, 2015 at 10:13am PST
So apparently as of today I’m an evangelist. Hallelujah. According to a recent article in the Hamilton Spectator I am now both a “cable car evangelist” and a “North American evangelist for gondola systems.” A little over the top, no? And categorically untrue. The thing about evangelists is that they seek to establish their faith...
Naturally as the world’s 3rd most populous nation and one of the world’s most advanced, the United States is a huge market for any product — and of course, this includes Cable Propelled Transit (CPT). While the US has a few urban ropeways to call its own (i.e. Portland, Roosevelt Island and Telluride to name...
6.3km, 42 city blocks or 57 football fields. That’s how long the record setting 3S Fansipan Legend gondola is. It might not sound like a lot at first but there’s many places you can connect to with that length. In no particular order, here’s 6 different places in 6 different cities we can link up with the Fanispan...