The National Parks Authority is working on a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa to boost tourism. The system would allow visitors who cannot climb to reach Africa’s highest mountain. The project has been approved by the appropriate government entities and is expected to begin soon. The construction of the Bandipur cable car in...
The proposed development for the Mount Wellington Cable Car has been scaled down in an effort to get approval from Hobart City Council. The original design for the facilities on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington were reduced by over a third by trimming floor space and removing the restaurant and sanctum all together. Cabin capacity of the aerial...
The Likoni Cable Car in Kenya is one step closer after the National Land Commission (NLC) reserved .85 acres for the project. The cable car management body will submit a plan to NLC to secure the land. The system would connect Mombasa Island with the South Coast and replace ferry and floating bridge operations. See...
A new ropeway system in Nongtraw Village, India opened. The project was launched by the North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS) to help farmers transport their agricultural produce, livestock, and other materials. Prior to the ropeway system the only way in and out of Nongtraw was a 3,500 step stairway. The community also recently...
The gondola option for Burnaby Mountain has gained the support of the Simon Fraser University student society. The society president said it would provide fast, frequent, and reliable service and a long-term fix to the university’s transit challenge. Gondolas will transport people between towers on an oil rig being transformed into a giant theme park in Saudi...
In the article 7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality, Medellín, Colombia’s Metrocable K line is highlighted. It’s sighted as an example of how investing in safe, non-polluting, and affordable multimodal public transportation services, including cable cars, can tame congestion and connect poor, peripheral or hillside communities with jobs in the city center. Design and...
In the first six hours after opening, the Lake Cable Car had 1,500 visitors. The cable car is located in Chuncheon City in South Korea, 85 kilometers east of Seoul. The system is 3.6 kilometers long with a total of 66 cabins in operation, 20 of which have transparent floors. The Werribee Open Range Zoo...
The New York Times has published an article about how cities are rethinking transit in an effort to slow climate change. Several cities have started to electrify their mass transit. Trams, electric ferries, and gondolas are the transit options being presented in the article. The focus on cable cars looks into the TransMiCable system in...
The Cablebús Line 2 in Mexico City has achieved the Guinness record as the longest cable car line in the world dedicated to public transport. The line is 10.6 km long. The system has done a lot more than earning an Guinness award, but has influenced the community by facilitating mobility in the area and reducing polluting...
The Brahmaputra Ropeway in India had 50,000 visitors in its first year of operation. The 1.8 km aerial tram connects South and North Guwahati. Construction of the system occurred during Covid and had many challenges, one of the biggest being the construction of the 50-ton tower on a small, inhabited river island. The system is...