A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: First opened in 2006 — that’s more than 7 years ago — the Portland Aerial Tram has officially transported 10 million passengers. As part of the celebrations, a very lucky...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Nantes — a city of 900,000 residents in West France — can now be officially added to the ever-growing list of French municipalities who are looking to study and/or build cable...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Sweden’s 2nd largest city, Gothenburg (pop. 532,000), is moving forward with more detailed studies on a cable car that would traverse the Gota River. The news come after the successful completion...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: An urban gondola has been deliberated for Georgetown University. An alignment that may be explored would see a cable car connect Rosslyn Metro Station to the Car Barn — which ironically,...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: On November 1, POMA presented aerial cable car and monorail transport (Minimetro) projects to help solve urban development challenges for the upcoming 2018 World Cup in Russia. Penang, one of Malaysia’s...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Fansipan, the highest point in Indochina at 3,143m, may soon see a $210 million, 7km 3S/TDG (tricable detachable gondola) connecting Sapa to Muong Hoa Valley and the Fansipan peak. Once complete, 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: The people in Brest, France have chosen the design for their future cable car (opening 2015). Four different models of cabins were submitted to a vote but it was the model...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Proving that this whole urban gondola thing has been going on for a while, Reuters presents us with photos of the Georgian city of Chiatura’s 16 remaining Soviet-era cable cars. Governor...
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 “Syndicat des transports d’Iles de France” validated both route and technology for an urban cable car project in Val-de-Marne (France). The next step will be public consultation and implementation planned...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Thousands of commuter trips have been disrupted as operations at the Constantine Telepherique has now been halted for 3 days. It is not entirely clear why, but sources suggest that it...