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...
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 world’s largest manufacturer of ropeway systems, Doppelmayr, has proposed an urban cable car for Cebu City in the Philippines. It has been reported that a BRT system has been deferred...
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 years of planning and development, the Sea to Sky Gondola is Squamish, British Columbia finally opens today! For a sneak peek of the system, click here. Calling on all Gondola...
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 the Viennese cable car proposal to Kahlenberg is still under works. Proponents are still determining how the system will be financed and has yet to submit a formal...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: Officials in Magdalena Contreras, one of Mexico City’s boroughs, announced that the city may soon see the country’s first urban cable car. The system, similar to the ones seen in other...
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 Metrocable in Medellin has inspired the Minister for Transport, Environment and Agriculture in Geneva (Switzerland) to start drafting a cable car system for his own city. However, this is apparently not...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: Look out London, the host of the 2020 Olympics is now beginning a feasibility study which may see a cable car in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district. The urban gondola is proposed...
— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: Great excitement coming out of La Paz, Bolivia as Line Red (Linea Roja), began initial operations this week. The 2.4km system is the first of three lines to open. The...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: More details for a cable car in Port-au-Prince, Haiti have surfaced this week. The entire proposed 5 phase urban gondola network is reportedly an ambitious 30km — about 3x longer than...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Dubbed as the largest urban ropeway on the Eurasian continent, the Yenimahalle – Şentepe Teleferik in Ankara (Turkey) is the country’s first public transit cable car. LEITNER Ropeways was responsible for implementing...