A while back we discussed the challenges associated with finding information and images of specific gondola systems around the world. In that post, we made particular note of a ski resort installation in Livigno, Italy. That system had an underground station which (obviously) has dramatic implications for urban environments. As luck would have it, people...
It’s taken a few years, but CUP Projects is now on Twitter. Tweets will be brought to you by the CUP Pigeon — s/he who has yet to be named. Name or not, Pigeon is all geared up to begin tweeting (cooing?) all things creative, urban, project, and of course, cable related. Follow us @CUPProjects...
On the recent news of the soon-in-the-offing death of the Sydney Monorail, Jarrett Walker at Human Transit had this to say: Technophile commenters will doubtless chalk this up the Sydney decision as a defeat for monorails in general. I disagree. It’s a defeat for one-way loops, poor connectivity, and symbolic as opposed to actual mobility....
on cars: and this is your city on bikes and public transit: Cars — driver-assisted or not — are constantly evolving. I suppose designers figure that if you’re going to be stuck in your car in traffic, you might as well be comfortable. Still, in light of all of this technological innovation, many people...
A thought experiment: Imagine you’re a chef with a decent reputation, good training and a strong generalized understanding of most popular world cuisines. You know your Classical French, your Fresh Market California, your Asian Fusion, your Italian. But then one winter, you take a trip to The Philippines and discover something: Filipino cuisine is incredibly...
This comes in from Marcus: I just wanted to write and inform you that a small group is starting work on proposing a gondola lift in Birmingham, AL. The goal is to connect the north and south sides of downtown to the nearby communities just south which are located on the other side of Red Mountain. You can...
If you’re like me, you may sometimes feel that we all are drowning in a world of infogaphics — they’re on the web, in the news, and even on the gondola project. We use them because they’re a great way to display a lot of information in a visual and fun way. It’s the new big thing,...
The idea for the Chicago Lakefront Gondola came from an article in the Chicago Tribune about various design ideas for Navy Pier. (It was posted on the Gondola Project just last week, here). **In case you missed it, the post discussed a gondola proposal for Navy Pier, which was an element of the Navy Pier...
So apparently Prague is the latest city to get in on the urban cable car game. From Chzechposition.com we learn that city authorities have approved a series of “proposed changes to the territorial plan, which would enable the realization of (a 2 km long cable car project).” The system would connect the district of Barrandov...
Jan sends along this interesting lead: I’d like to point you to a tiny CPT that once operated in my hometown Kiel (Germany), as it seems there are no English sources about it and it might be of interest for you. It was a landmark and attraction in town as it was quite unique....