Longest Monocable Detachable Gondola is under construction in Dominica. At a length of 4.1 miles, the monocable detachable gondola (MDG) will set a new Guinness World Record for the longest system of its kind. The system will travel from Roseau Valley to the world’s second largest boiling lake. See a related weekly roundup here. Breckenridge Ski...
Burnaby Mountain Gondola asks for more public engagement after releasing a new flyover video. The Burnaby Mountain Gondola will connect SFU to the SkyTrain station. Translink recently released a 360 degree simulated flyover to demonstrate what a ride from the gondola would be like; they are providing information for the public to learn about the system...
Simcoe Street Rapid Transit explores the possibility of gondolas for Simcoe Street in Oshawa. The municipality is also exploring light rail and bus options alongside a gondola or suspended monorail. The gondola solution would have 16 stops with 25-passenger cabins which could provide a capacity of 1,300-1,600 passengers per hour per direction; it is estimated to...
Portland Aerial Tramway to perform annual evacuation exercises. The evacuation exercise will be led by Portland Fire & Rescue Technical Rescue Team, where Doppelmayr employees will be lowered to the top floor of the OHSU Casey Eye Institute’s parking garage. All tram operating staff will be participating to allow crews to practice an aerial rescue in...
Cable car in Lipova, Romania put on hold due to zoning appeals. The cable car is planned to be 1,700 meters long and would connect Brno Exhibition Centre to Bohunice campus and hospital. The system will have a capacity of 2,000 passengers per hour and is estimated to cost about CZK 950 million ($41 Million USD)....
Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico plans for upgraded lifts for 2023/2024 season. Lift 4 will be upgraded from a fixed-grip lift to a Leitner-Poma high-speed detachable quad; concrete pours have been completed for this lift, and the next step will be installing lift towers. Pioneers lift will also be upgraded and eventually replaced by a...
Steamboat Resort’s new Wild Blue Gondola will be longest and fastest 10-passenger gondola in North America. The first leg of the system opened last year, and with the completion of the new extension this year, the gondola will now travel 3.2 miles in 13 minutes up to some intermediate terrain. The addition will increase the...
Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah plans to build an eight-mile-long 3S gondola, known as Gondola B, going from La Caille base station to the ski resorts Snowbird and Alta at the top of the canyon. The system is meant to reduce and avoid congestion during the ski season, which can result in over an hour...
Amsterdam has created plans for a 1.5-kilometer cable car to ferry passengers across the river IJ between Amsterdam West and Amsterdam Noord (North). The system is intended to be a public transit system for commuters over the river and create access to the new district in Amsterdam Noord called Haven-Stad, which plans to be a...
The Christchurch Gondola is a point-of-interest system in Christchurch, New Zealand. The base station is located in Heathcote Valley, and the system travels up the side of Mount Cavendish in the Port Hills. The monocable detachable gondola is considered one of the top tourist attractions in Christchurch, swiftly carrying passengers to the summit at 1,460...