A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: In just a few weeks time (August 24 to be exact), residents of Hamburg, Germany will visit the polls to vote for or against an urban cable car. If the referendum...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: If you’re a fan of Harry Potter, you might know that the Hogwarth’s Express has been recreated at the Orlando Universal Studios. What you might not know is that the train, is...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: In the span of approximately one month since the inauguration of Linea Roja, La Paz’s first urban gondola has transported 1,000,000 passengers, or roughly 36,000 riders per day. If these statistics are...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: News report appear to indicate that more cable car lines are in the planning stages for La Paz, Bolivia. The delivery of a new master plan to the country’s president, Evo...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: Work on the other two gondola lines in La Paz are continuing at a torrent pace. Helicopters arrived in the City yesterday to help install the cables for the Linea Amarilla (Yellow...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: The Teleférico da Providência in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to finally open on June 29. While construction of the system was completed last May, an operator for the cable car was...
— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: After undergoing system testing for 90 days, Turkey’s first public transit cable car — the Yenimahalle-Şentepe Teleferiği — officially opened for passenger transport this week. The 3.2km cable car has 106...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: According to some new sources, there are plans for even more urban cable cars in La Paz and El Alto. If these ambitious plans are carried through, virtually all neighbourhoods in the city...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: After several years of planning and design, the Teleferico Bicentenario in Santiago, Chile is expected to go out to tender in early 2015. The 3.4km system is estimated to cost $80...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: It appears that City Council in Munich, Germany have received a request to explore the feasibility of integrating urban cable car systems into the public transit network. Several conceptual alignments have...