Here are five things that are likely to occur with Cable Propelled Transit technology in the near future: ONE. A new competitor will enter the market. Arguably and to some extent, the urban public transit market is being ignored by the existing cable transit industry. That’s too huge a market to ignore. How long do...
For our new readers: Despite the fact that systems like the planned London Thames Cable Car are often officially called “Cable Cars,” they are more often than not Gondolas. This can be confusing to cable transit novices. To make it easier: Cable Cars are supported from below (like cars) and Gondolas are supported from the top...
As of last month The Gondola Project has been around for 1.5 years. In the next 6 months there’s going to be a lot of changes to the site. Admittedly, we don’t know exactly what those changes will look like, but we know things need to evolve and be shaken up. Nevertheless, we thought it...
A quick look at some of the things that make bike-sharing work (or not): Number of bike share programs worldwide: 200 Number of bike-sharing schemes earning yearly profits: 0 Number of US cities with Bike Share programs: 10 Number of bikes in Washington’s bike share program: 1,000 Number of members: 12,000 Cost of subsidization per...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: For Burnaby Mountain Gondola enthusiasts only: An excellent op-ed piece in Burnaby Now by Gordon Price about judging the controversial Burnaby Mountain Gondola on its own merits. For Hungarians only: The Budapest Tourism Conference announces plans for what appears to be...
For all you bicycle enthusiasts, frankie g sends along this hilarious (and educational) video about the current state of cycling in New York City:
Thanks for Sean for sending along the following link. And note that while the videographer’s clear intention is to show how dangerous our intersections are, not a single person was injured during this piece. Enjoy: 3-Way Street from ronconcocacola on Vimeo.
If the planners are to be believed, the new Vancouver / Burnaby Urban Gondola Transit system will cost $120 million CAD, instead of the $69 million CAD initially reported. Consider how similar the Burnaby gondola is to – say – the Koblenz Rheinseilbahn or Whistler’s Peak 2 Peak and you realize that $120 million is...
One way to build a successful business is to provide a product, feature or service the market didn’t even know it couldn’t live without. Once the market is exposed to that which it can’t live without, everything that came before it seems lacking and the market is irrevocably disrupted for the better. The urban gondola feature...
We like to think of the choice to drive a car as just that: A choice. That’s why we frame the Private Automobile vs. Public Transportation debate in terms like “travel mode choice.” We then shame drivers for their choice, knowing in our heart-of-hearts that they’re making a less than optimal decision. But what if...