A feasibility study is being done for the Wyler Aerial Tramway in El Paso, Texas. This week the public was encouraged to share their thoughts on replacing or rebuilding the Wyler Aerial Tramway as part of a feasibility study commissioned by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The only tramway in Texas, the Wyler Tram...
The Peruvian government recently spent $25 million on a cable to diversify tourism in the county. Kuélap, the largest stone ruins complex in South America, has seen visitor numbers triple since the ropeway was installed. Peru is hoping the investment in lesser known attractions will ease the increasing pressure on the famous Machu Picchu. At the...
Being able to seeing the sun rise and set, especially for tourists, is the impetus behind a proposal to create a cable network connecting Bromo, Tengger, and Semeru (BTS). It is being championed by East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa. A trifecta of cable cars, a monorail and Bus Rapid Transit is expected to be up...
The working theory amongst city builders whenever a group of NIMBYs (NOMBYs?) pipe up about any given development in an urban environment is that people simply don’t like change. That’s nonsense. People love change. If you get a sought-after job, a new girlfriend/boyfriend, a first car or win a million dollars your life is going to...
Penang Hill Corporation of Malaysia announces its intention to study an approximately 7-km long, tourist-oriented cable car system on the island of Penang. An Israeli NGO that works to “defend cultural heritage rights and to protect ancient sites” has petitioned for a delay of the National Infrastructure Committee’s recent approval of a cable car to Jerusalem’s Western Wall plaza....