The Mighty Argo Cable Car gondola project is the anchor for transforming a reclaimed EPA Superfund site into a destination for outdoor recreation and heritage tourism. A developer in Idaho Springs has shared a plan for redevelopment of the historic Argo Gold Mill and Tunnel. The gondola is designed to climb 1.2 miles from the EPA...
In Ireland, An environmental group in West Cork is asking for government intervention related to the plans to increase tourism to Dursey Island to replace the current 6 passenger cable car with a new €7m one. Referencing surveys contained in an environmental impact statement, the group says the increase in tourism threatens the protected bird species. In the...
This article explores the positive impact that cable cars have had on the Colombian city of Medellín. Previously considered one of the world’s most dangerous places, the story says today it is considered one of the world’s most innovative, in large part to its transportation system. The first cable car line opened in 2004, connecting people...
The Sea to Sky Gondola was in the news this week for receiving their replacement cable early, as well as for ramping up security. Located in British Columbia, in August the Sea to Sky Gondola haul rope wires were deliberately cut while under tension. This caused the ropes to separate and send about 30 gondola cabins to...
A gondola system is being planned to connect the Sarajevo International Airport to Johorina Mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It would be the longest gondola in the Balkans and enhance transportation options for both locals and tourists. In Malaysia, the Penang Hill resort is looking to expand its aerial transportation system, believing a new cable car...
A gondola that would span the Hudson River in New York state has taken the first step in an environmental review process. The Capital District Gondola, estimated to cost $25 million with 80% of that coming from private investment, would connect the cities of Albany and Rensselaer. A memorandum of understanding has been signed for a cable...
South Africa’s Table Mountain Cableway celebrated 90 years last week. In the article “LOOK: Table Mountain’s Cableway glorius 90-year ride,” the author recounts the vision and efforts needed to make the cable cars opening in 1929 a reality. Located in Cape Town, the cable car sees about 29 million visitors a year. In Manila, the Baguio City government...
As we highlighted earlier this week, in this CNN video Gondola Project’s Steven Dale speaks about the Philippines developing their first-ever cable car system for Metro Manila. And in this related article, Cable cars may be feasible for parts of Metro Manila, an official of the Asian Development Bank comments on the feasibility of cable cars for Manila’s public...
A new aerial tramway is part of a vision to reduce traffic congestion in Banff National Park. The so called ‘Eco-transit hub’ would also include rail and shuttle service. These transportation modes would tie in with the recently completed 500-stall parking lot, which sees 200-300 cars a day as day-trip visitors leave their cars on...
In “Cable Cars Over Jerusalem? Some See ‘Disneyfication’ of Holy City,” The New York Times takes an in depth look at the motivations, interests and objections of those both supporting and opposing a plan to build a cable car to the holiest site in the Jewish world, the Western Wall. Recently approved by the Israeli government, the...