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- As we highlighted earlier this week, in this CNN video Gondola Project’s Steven Dale speaks about the Philippines developing their first-ever cable car system for Metro Manila. And in this related article, Cable cars may be feasible for parts of Metro Manila, an official of the Asian Development Bank comments on the feasibility of cable cars for Manila’s public transport.
- The Cork County Council has released plans for a new €7m cable car and visitors center. The council has partnered with Fáilte Ireland to develop a major upgrade of Ireland’s only cable car. The cable car connects the mainland to Dursey Island, which has just two-year round residents. However, if the project is implemented, the island is expected to see up to 80,000 visitors annually.
- Dopplemayr/Garaventa was awarded a contract to build nine kilometers of urban ropeways in Mexico City by 2021. The new urban route will carry people who live in the city’s northern district to one of their major transport hubs, Indios Verde.
- Right on scheduled, on September 29, Disney World launched its new Disney Skyliner cable car system. It has nearly 300 Disney-themed cabins which hold up to 10 people each. The gondolas are part of the Disney World transit system which provides 100 million rides a year and includes buses, vans, parking lot trams, watercraft and monorails, and goes to theme parks, hotels, and other related locations.
- Using Disney’s recent Gondola launch as a conversation starter, this article asks if Staten Island gondolas will ever come to fruition. The author notes aerial transportation is becoming increasingly popular worldwide and then highlights the potential routes, benefits and costs for the Staten Island area.