Not to be outdone by its compatriot, Medellin, news reports coming from Bogota, Colombia indicates that the country’s capital is now seeking to build a Metrocable system of its own. The cable car is expected to operate in the districts of Ciudad Bolivar and San Cristobal – both of which are located southwest and southeast...
The 50th anniversary edition of Jane Jacobs’ classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities was officially released today. The book may still stir up controversy in the City Building professions, but it remains essential reading today as much as it was 50 years ago. In commemoration of this anniversary, Toronto’s Centre for City...
Yesterday, The Gondola Project was linked to by Planetizen, the world’s oldest and largest urban planning-related site on the internet. As a result, traffic has increased dramatically. In an effort to help ease these new visitors into the topic, I’ve linked to a group of 20 posts from the first few months of The Gondola...
For The Gondola Project to move and grow beyond its original 365 Day Mandate, the site’s going to need help. There’s no two ways about it. Based on the comments from last week’s post it appears that readers want the site to continue with a variety of upgrades, most of which are good ideas. But...
Originally, The Gondola Project was to be a one year long exploration of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit. 1 post per day for 365 days. And as any reader can see from the counter in the upper right hand corner of this website, we’re approaching 365 very quickly. It’s amazing how quickly a year...
In the last couple of weeks, readership, commenting and questions on The Gondola Project have increased dramatically. At the same time, we’re being contacted by more and more cities interested in the technology and how it could be used in their regions. And no, we can’t say who/where . . . yet. This is –...
(This post was a little late coming in today. So much going on. Please accept my apologies.) It’s been a good week for Cable Propelled Transit and Urban Gondolas: