Winter Park Resort ski area in Colorado revives gondola connection between the town and resort. The idea of connecting the two has been in the master plans since the 1985, however it has been brought back to light. The hope is to link the two from an empty lot next to town hall which would...
Construction of the $35 million gondola at Grouse Mountain in British Columbia, Canada, is expected to begin in early September. The monocable detachable gondola (MDG) is intended to be the replacement of the existing aerial tram, Blue Skyride, which is no longer operational to the public. The new gondola will improve the connection from the parking lot to the...
The Prairie Sky Gondola project in Edmonton has been cancelled. City council voted 12 to one to terminate the city’s agreement with Prairie Sky Gondola due to several reasons, including the financial risk to the city and the idea of building on the Rossdale Burial Site. The opposition believes the project can still advance if...
Sterling Vineyards received approval for variance and conservation regulation exception to replace Gondola system in Napa Valley. The original system was a monocable detachable gondola (MDG) with nine towers and four-person cabins that burned down in the 2020 Glass Fire. The new system would have 11 towers with eight-person cabins. The system must keep its towers below the...
The pulse gondola system for the Eaglecrest Ski Area is in transit and set to arrive at the beginning of September. All the pieces were loaded and traveled the two-day road trip from Austria to Antwerp, Belgium and are now on a sea voyage to the Lower 48. Once they arrive, the containers will take a...
The Dursey Island Cable Car in Ireland will reopen in November after replacing two support towers. The funitel system was originally shut down at the end of March, which cut off all access to the island. While the system’s shutdown was originally intended to be permanent, funds to replace it with a ferry system fell through. This, coupled...
The first sea-to-mountain gondola on the Adriatic is expected to open in summer of 2023. The 3.9-kilometer monocable detachable gondola (MDG) will connect the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kotor with Lovćen National Park in 11 minutes. The system has the capacity to move 1,200 people per hour with 40 10-person cabins. It is anticipated...
Freetown, Africa, is among 14 of 86 cities granted funds to develop projects that address climate change in cities. The grant is funded by the German, French, and UK governments to implement the C40Citites Finance Facility and GIZ. The grant awarded to Freetown was a significant milestone for the Freetown Cable Car project. The project...
Transport for London’s (TfL) £36m contract with global airline Emirates for its east London’s cable car has ended. The multi-million pound contract was a 10-year branding sponsorship that helped offset capital costs and operating & maintenance costs. The total capital cost of the project was £60m. The MDG system, formerly known as The Emirates Air Line, connects Greenwich’s O2...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) will receive a federal grant to help fund a transit study. The study is set to investigate a new corridor known as NEXTransit, which will connect Oakland’s neighborhoods to its universities and hospitals. The study will look into several transit options that will integrate into the existing bus and light rail...