As transportation/urban planners, we often look at an assortment of statistics (i.e. ridership, availability, revenue miles etc) to determine whether a transit system has been a success (or not). But no matter how hard you analyze these numbers, a music video that was made specifically about your transit system; and one that has been watched...
Between the Valentine’s Day date night on Emirates Air Line in London and the Airbnb suite installed in a Courchevel cable car, it seems that the possibilities for what one can do with a gondola are limitless. Good promotional events just take the right kind of company and the right kind of cable car. But there’s a fairly long...
While we’re never zealots for any transit technology, we know that cable cars are basically unmatched when it comes down to “romance and charm.” Don’t believe me? Check out the Roosevelt Island Tram Proposal, Linea Roja Wedding and the Hochzeitsgondel (Wedding Gondola). Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Emirates Air Lines in London is looking to capitalize...
We’ve mentioned the Maokong Gondola’s famous Hello Kitty–themed cable cars a number of times before when talking about both advertising strategies and the effect of fun on ridership (and because, well… Hello Kitty). But those loveable cabins aren’t the only instances of combining interesting visual concepts with the uniquely visible presence of cable propelled transit. To celebrate...
— — Ever wonder what it was like to hop onboard La Paz’s longest urban cable car Línea Amarilla? Thanks to Youtube user Marco Torrico anyone with an internet connection or a solid mobile data plan is now able to ride vicariously on the gondola in full 1080p HD! So if you have 20 minutes to spare,...
LEGO lovers have always known that the colourful toy bricks can be a (nubby) pathway to a future in architecture or urban design. Last month, The Guardian wrote an in-depth piece exploring just how useful LEGOs might be to actual life-sized city-building endeavours. We’re partial to seeing how people translate CPT technology into something that could carry...
This is just a quick note to wish everyone a happy holiday season. The Gondola Project will return to regularly scheduled programming on Monday, Jan. 5. Thanks for all the support!
Back in October, the Daily Mail posted their list of the most breathtaking gondola rides in the world. The inventory of cable car systems, which included Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Teleferico de Merida in Venezuela, and the rotating Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in California, is impressive, if a little bit obvious. So we...
Tucked away in the picturesque seaside resort town of Palavas-les-Flots, there exists a nearly unknown (at least in the English speaking world) but delightful little chairlift called the Transcanal. Built in 1977, the Transcanal is only 83m in length and transport joyriders across the coastal river of Le Lez for €1.20 (one way) or €2.00 (roundtrip). — —...
Perhaps as a testament to the growing popularity of cable cars and gondolas amongst our youth, Astragon Software recently released a video game called Ropeway Simulator 2014. The game takes you through the experience of building and managing your very own ropeway! Players are allowed to choose from up to 10 different types of lifts. While...