LA Aerial Rapid Transit (LA ART) has proposed the Community Access Program. The program is intended to encourage local residents and businesses to use the system when there are no events at the stadium by having individual Metro fare or Metro system access passes at no extra cost. The project is expected to be up...
France is open to providing financial support for a planned cable car in Manila. The proposed 4.5 km cable car would be integrated into Manila’s Metro system. The feasibility study has designated a monocable detachable gondola with 180 10-person cabins. The project is estimated to cost $100 million. Half Moon Bay’s traffic problem could potentially...
Sea to Sky Gondola will reopen on June 11. The Squamish attraction has 25 new cabins and a haul rope after the haul rope was deliberately cut for a second time in September. Security has been heightened which includes an in-house security team, 24-hour surveillance of infrastructure, and refined detection and response capabilities. See a...
The Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit (LA ART) has announced the preferred aerial tramway route from Union Station to the Dodgers Stadium. The preferred route, known as the Broadway Alignment, will travel along Alameda Street to an intermediate station “Chinatown/State Park Station” to an intermediate turn station “Broadway Station” then to the “Dodger Station”. The...
The Ingonish gondola in Nova Scotia, Canada has received a $2.5 million federal loan. The Cape Smokey Holding Ltd. not only views the loan as financial help, but as a meaningful display of support for the project from the province and community. The gondola will be integrated with a seven-story observation tower known as a...
Doppelmayr has introduced the ‘Bike Cab’ Gondola. The new gondola design is holds up to eight bikes, creating a simple, secure, and comfortable way to transport of bicycles. The bike rack rotates at a slow speed to allow the bikes to be placed and removed easily. The Kurdistan Region Prime Minister officially announced a...
After nearly 25 years, Namur, Belgium, will again have a cable car beginning May 8. The original cable car started operation in 1957 and was closed in 1997 due to safety reasons. The new system will initially have six cabins, but has a design capacity for up to 12. Each cabin will hold six people,...
Plans are in motion to revive the Wyler Aerial Tramway. It closed in 2018 because the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) determined that the tram has surpassed its life expectancy and was no longer suited for public use. However, it had passed its annual inspection that year. TPWD and The Camino Real Regional Mobility...
Japan inaugurated its first urban ropeway system, the Yokohama Air Cabin on April 22. The 630 meter long cable car will connect to stations near major tourist areas. The system has a capacity to move 2,400 people per hour per direction (pphpd) in the 36 eight-person gondolas. The ticket for a 5-minute one-way ride is...
Construction is set to begin this summer on a new 8-person gondola that will connect the Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows resorts in California. The 2.4 mile gondola will connect both ski resort bases which will make the Squaw-Alpine resort the third largest in North America. The project has been in the planning stage since...