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- A cable car has been proposed in Amsterdam to help connect the north and south halves of the city. It would depart from the Hemknoop metro station, and then turn left over the river to Softwareweg. Currently, it is expected to move 900 passengers a day, with a future capacity of 4,500 passengers a day once a bridge is constructed over the IJ River.
- The Dursey cable car will reopen to the public today, after being closed for over a year. It serves as the primary means of transportation between the small island and the rest of Ireland and operates continuously from 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM. It’s also open to tourists, adult tickets cost €10 a person, and half that for kids. See a related Weekly Roundup here.
- From the towering heights of Mount Bohemia, colloquially known as Boho, comes news of a chairlift upgrade. The mountain’s current 3-seater chair lift is aging and often is only loaded with 2 skiers for safety reasons. They have contracted Skytrac, which readers may know is a subsidiary of Leitner-Poma. Once the upgrades are finished, it is expected that capacity will increase by 50%. Additionally, the mountain has raised the possibility of a chairlift on the backside of the mountain, in the “Haunted Valley”.
- In the Nilgiris hills, on the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in South India, a feasibility study is underway for a scenic cable car system. The system type is unclear, but could potentially be a monocable detachable gondola (MDG) or a pulsed gondola, with a design capacity of 340 passengers per hour. Planners expect the project to bring jobs and income to the local area, with employment opportunities for cab drivers, shopkeepers, and guides, as well as other commercial ventures.
- The Wasatch Front Regional Council has approved the long-term transportation plan presented by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). The council had to approve the entire plan, although some members disapproved of the gondola in an effort to ensure the first two phases of the plan were implemented, which includes increased public bus transportation and tolling. Despite the council’s approval, local resistance to the project remains fierce, with many locals preferring a less ambitious plan such as expanding the bus system. The project is not out of the proverbial woods yet, as the proposed gondola plan could undergo more modifications before it is released later this year by UDOT. See a related Weekly Roundup here.
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