A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Five groups have responded to the Téléphérique de Brest (Urban Gondola) tender. The proposed budget is reportedly €18 million and the system is scheduled for completion by 2016. The tiny pacific...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Le Havre, a French city of 250,000, is currently studying the feasibility of building a network of urban cable cars. The report is scheduled for completion by the end of this...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: The Brest Téléphérique project in France is reportedly back on track after a second project management tender went out this week. During the first round, several companies overbid the maximum €15 million...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Oran, the second largest city in Algeria (pop: 1.5 million) will be studying two urban cable car systems. One system will connect to the Port while the second system will improve...
— —— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: September 15, 2014 marked the opening day for La Paz’s longest urban cable car system, the Yellow Line (La Línea Amarilla). Celebrations were held and passengers packed the system. In...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Medellin, Colombia has officially announced the construction of its 3rd Metrocable line. The 2.5km urban cable car will benefit 350,000 residents and will link the neighbourhood of Pichacho to the metro...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: This week the Ministry of Public Works in Santiago, Chile publicly presented its plan to build the Teleférico Bicentenario. The system will connect the communities of Providencia and Huechuraba and reduce travel...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Taking full advantage of the aerial views offered by the Red Line (Linea Roja), advertisers have approached nearby homeowners and put up billboards on their roofs. While this is definitely a very...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Oued Koriche and Bouzaréah, two suburbs is the Algerian capital of Algiers, is expected to see the inauguration of its much delayed cable car — Le téléphérique Oued Koreiche-Bouzaréah. The 3km long system...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Reports coming from Lagos, Nigeria seem to indicate that work on the city’s proposed $500 million, 12km urban cable car project may soon begin in November. If this is accurate, then this...