Winter Park Resort ski area in Colorado revives gondola connection between the town and resort. The idea of connecting the two has been in the master plans since the 1985, however it has been brought back to light. The hope is to link the two from an empty lot next to town hall which would...
We at The Gondola Project want to wish those who will be celebrating the holiday affectionately known as “Turkey Day” a festive and fun start to the holiday season. Because it is a short week for many of us, there will be no Weekly Roundup posted on Friday, but you can look forward to those...
UN-Habitat is hosting an innovative mobility course at their Academy of Sustainable Urban Mobility (AoSUM). The course will provide participants with firsthand knowledge of sustainable transportation solutions such as cable cars, bus rapid transit, non-motorized transport, and much more. Those lucky enough to be selected will participate in online training sessions as well as a 5-day workshop...
We’re all aware of the incredible potential of social media. And that’s why the Gondola Project is proud to announce we have redirected extra time and resources towards Facebook and Twitter. If you need to reach us, reach out. We’ll be popping in every weekday for brief postings and discussions. What matters to judicious users...
This week Doppelmayr began construction on the world’s longest single section aerial cable car. The 3S system will be 7.9km long and will transport up to 3,500 passengers per hour between An Thoi town in Phu Quoc district and Hon Thom island. The area is famous for its clear blue waters and white sand beaches and is set...
Bogota, Colombia’s capital city of 6.7 million residents, will be adding an urban cable car system to its transit network. Doppelmayr, the world leader in ropeways, won and signed the contract to build this aerial transport system on July 16, 2015. Similar to many other urban cable cars in South America, Bogota’s detachable gondola will be...
Every second year, the Interalpin tradeshow exhibits the latest and finest alpine and ski technology. Naturally, cable car manufacturers enjoy a dominant presence and this April is no exception. Visit the Doppelmayr team at stall A09 in hall A. See the extensive range of the entire Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group’s many products and services. Learn more. See...
Hello, I’m the second Steven to join the Gondola Project but, for the sake of ease, I go by Steve. A writer by trade, I have several specialties, one of which is automobile journalism. Indeed I am an accredited member of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) and was even voted the runner-up Journalist...
If you’ve arrived on The Gondola Project via today’s article at The Seattle Times, welcome! Feel free to take a look around, ask some questions and generally engage with the admittedly bizarre idea of using ski lifts as public transport. You’ll find our small corner of the web to be a generally open group of...
MOVE is a multi-media, multi-facetted exhibition that explores the past, present, and future of urban transportation in Toronto, and around the world. The expo is the result of a collaboration between Evergreen and the Institute without Boundaries (IwB). The actual exhibition is located in the Kilns Building at the Brick Works — the former brick...