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...
At the Gondola Project, we love learning about historical cable car systems and this past week, we were fortunate enough to have a reader send us some links and pictures of a cable lift in the seaside resort town of New Brighton, England. Aside from a few pictures and tidbits of info, details about the system...
We often make the point around these parts that cable car infrastructure and architecture are two completely different things. Sure, the architecture is at least partly limited by the space requirements of the cable car infrastructure, but that’s about the extent of it. I was reminded of that when I recently stumbled across the Dallenwil-Wiesenberg 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: Peru may soon see its first aerial tramway. A 5km system is proposed to be built in Choquequirao, the “twin sister” of Macchu Picchu. This ropeway system will traverse the deep canyon of...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A new cable car proposal has surfaced in Vienna, Austria. The concept is spearheaded by the Chamber of Commerce and they’d like to see gondola link the Kahlenberg — a 484m...
While many bottom-supported CPT lines already exist for internal airport transport (i.e. Birmingham, Toronto, Mexico City), top-supported CPT systems connecting to an airport have yet to materialize. However, this may soon change as a plan coming from Genoa, Italy proposes to link a future rail station to the airport via an aerial gondola. Thanks to...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Bad news coming from Koblenz, Germany: ICOMO’s (International Council for Monuments and Sites) position paper states that Koblenz Rheinseilbahn is not compatible with the surrounding historical area and calls for its dismantling in...
By 2014, Ankara will soon be home to another urban gondola. This 3.2km system will have 106 cabins with a capacity of 2,400 pphpd. Once opened, it will serve the Şentepe neighbourhood and will be located near Yenimahalle metro station. Based on renderings, the stations may be one of the most architecturally stunning urban CPT lines...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Reports surfaced the last couple weeks about an urban cable car proposal in Jerusalem. A map of the proposed 1.6 km alignment is now available can be seen above or by...
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 $25 million Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, B.C. is now under construction. Once complete, it is estimated to transport 300,000 visitors annually from Shannon Falls and Stewamus Chief. It...