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Feb 16, 2016
Background, Installations

Will the USA Become the Next Hub for Urban Gondolas?

Naturally as the world’s 3rd most populous nation and one of the world’s most advanced, the United States is a huge market for any product — and of course, this includes Cable Propelled Transit (CPT). While the US has a few urban ropeways to call its own (i.e. Portland, Roosevelt Island and Telluride to name...

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May 26, 2015
Background, Proposals & Concepts

Likoni Cable Express

A look at how the Likoni Cable Car may one day transform the stressful and chaotic 10 minute ferry ride to a convenient and comfortable 3 minute aerial commute. —

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Dec 14, 2011
Background

Why not a gondola?

I’ve been asked to write a bit of a backstory — after all, just how does one get into the “gondola” business? Nothing less than a few crazy ideas and some random luck, I can assure you. But generally the story goes something like this. After finishing school in Chicago and attempting to enter a...

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May 09, 2010
Background

Clip Show, Part 2

A comment from Wednesday’s Post made me realize that not everyone who encounters this site for the first time are aware of the arguments that are buried in posts from half a year ago. That’s a mistake I made; and I apologize to any readers new to this site. With that in mind, here are 10...

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May 08, 2010
Background

Clip Show, Part 1

A comment from Wednesday’s Post made me realize that not everyone who encounters this site for the first time are aware of the arguments that are buried in posts from half a year ago. That’s a mistake I made; and I apologize to any readers new to this site. With that in mind, here are...

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Feb 15, 2010
Analysis, Background, History, Thoughts

History and Future

For most of the 20th century, the cable industry had been a hodge-podge of European, Japanese and American companies each jockeying for their piece of the blossoming ski industry. Some companies specialized in manufacturing, others in operations and maintenance. Privately owned and maintained systems were common. There were dozens of players but few titans. Like...

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Dec 02, 2009
Background, Research Issues, Thoughts

Absurd Ideas

Albert Einstein was once quoted as saying if at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. Absurd indeed. When I first started my work on Cable-Propelled Transit (CPT), I hid it from everyone.  I knew it was an absurd idea and the last thing I wanted to get tagged...

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Nov 01, 2009
Background, History

One Summer In Switzerland . . .

. . . after graduating from planning school, I was visiting my partner’s family when plans arose to go hiking around her local ski resort. Let me make this clear from the beginning:  I am no skier.  I’ve skied twice in my life with little success and those occurrences were on hills of inconsequential size....

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