Over the weekend it was announced that the estimated project cost for London’s Thames Cable Car (Gondola) has ballooned to an estimated £60m. For those interested, that means the system will cost roughly $100m USD per kilometer. With the possible exception of the Caracas Metrocable (whose finances are discussed here), the London Thames Cable Car...
A quick comparison of existing heights in London and the proposed London Cable Car’s tallest tower. *this is a new (revised) version of a previous image
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: For Burnaby Mountain Gondola enthusiasts only: An excellent op-ed piece in Burnaby Now by Gordon Price about judging the controversial Burnaby Mountain Gondola on its own merits. For Hungarians only: The Budapest Tourism Conference announces plans for what appears to be...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit: Simon Fraser University’s The Peak is reporting that Burnaby city council gives the go-ahead to the Burnaby Mountain gondola transit system in suburban Vancouver. Advocates are quick to point out that this does not ensure the construction of the system...
Right now, there are two groups looking at urban gondola transit solutions: Developing World cities and Developed World cities. Pretty broad classification, I know, but bear with me. Curiously, in the Developed World the technology gets little attention from the public sector. Typically it’s the private sector that pushes these systems as little more than...
Last week I wrote about London Assembly member John Biggs and his problems with the London Cable Car (Gondola). In that post, I questioned three central assumptions that underlined Mr. Biggs’ concerns. Rather than leave it there, I thought it would be interesting to solicit a response from Mr. Biggs as per those questions....
Yesterday Simon Hayes of Warf.co.uk wrote a piece on the upcoming London Thames Cable Car (Gondola). Work apparently is to start this summer and everything but the legalities have been finalized. A bidder has been named, but will not be announced until all legal agreements have been signed. A spokesman for Transport for London was...
Alright. I know I complain about the nomenclature issue a lot, but this is getting ridiculous. Planetizen published the following update on the approved London Thames Cable Car (Gondola): London Approves Aerial Tram Over River An aerial gondola system will be built over the Thames River in London ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics. “Expected...
Not much to “roundup” this week, so instead, take a look at what the rest of the net is saying about delays to the London Thames Cable Car: The BBC summarizes how the London Thames Cable Car wound up in its current safety probe. 853 profiles the campaigners who halted the cable car. Transport for...
CABE is the UK government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space. And they’ve just now released their opinion on the London Thames Cable Car. Generally-speaking, CABE is quite positive on the project. They “welcome” the project and are utterly effusive when it comes to the tower design: “The selection of a cable car...