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- Lines 1 and 2 of the Cablebús in Mexico City are expected to begin operation in March 2021, with line 3 expected to open by 2022. A potential fourth line is being investigated and analyzed. Lines 1 and 2 are integrated lines and will travel 9.4km, have six stations, 62 towers, and 377 10-person cabins. See more coverage of the Cablebús on the Gondola Project website here.
- The Simon Fraser Student Society supports the Burnaby Mountain Gondola. The president of the Society wrote a letter to the mayor of Burnaby and the city council requesting their support for the Production Way to University Station Alignment. The letter expressed support for the shortest alignment and outlined the benefits for the university and residents. See a related Weekly Roundup here with more details. SCJ Alliance, the parent company of the Gondola Project, is part of this project.
- The Funivia del Colle cable car in Italy, the first aerial lift in the world for passengers, has evolved throughout history. The original cable car opened in 1908, created by a local innkeeper, and able to carry six people. In 1910 it was deemed unsafe and closed. By 1913 a new system was opened, with capacity to carry 17 people, but it was destroyed during World War II. The third version, built in 1965, increased capacity to 25 people. Most recently the cable car was modernized and repaired in 2006, scaling back capacity to 20 people.
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