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Sep 08, 2015
Urban Planning & Design

Reviewing Good Advice: Low Profile Urban Gondolas

This piece was first published on The Gondola Project in 2010 but it is still highly relevant and useful. It’s about keeping your head low to the ground being unobtrusive; useful advice from a Canadian. There’s a story about Cable Propelled Transit, Aerial Ropeways and Urban Gondolas that only hurts the technology’s future. Unfortunately, the...

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Nov 07, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Brest Téléphérique (Cable Car) to Start Construction in February 2015

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: The Brest Téléphérique is scheduled to begin construction in February 2015 with a completion date in June/July 2016. Once operational, the system is forecasted to transport 675,000 people each year over a 460m...

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Oct 24, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Students Propose Urban Gondola in Zurich; Vietnam Plans Cable Car in World’s Largest Cave

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: As part of their undergraduate studies, two students from ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences) have proposed an urban cable car for Zurich. The system appears to connect commuters from a...

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Oct 17, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Tender for Urban Cable Car in Brest (Téléphérique) Released.

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Five groups have responded to the Téléphérique de Brest (Urban Gondola) tender. The proposed budget is reportedly €18 million and the system is scheduled for completion by 2016. The tiny pacific...

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Sep 19, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Urban Cable Cars Open in La Paz and Algiers; Proposals in Sydney, New York and Quito

— —— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: September 15, 2014 marked the opening day for La Paz’s longest urban cable car system, the Yellow Line (La Línea Amarilla). Celebrations were held and passengers packed the system. In...

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Sep 12, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Medellin’s Mayor Announces City’s Third Metrocable (Urban Cable Car Line)

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Medellin, Colombia has officially announced the construction of its 3rd Metrocable line. The 2.5km urban cable car will benefit 350,000 residents and will link the neighbourhood of Pichacho to the metro...

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Jan 14, 2014
Uncategorized

Gondola Project in The Toronto Star

Dear Torontonians: You might have seen today in the Toronto Star a story about our work. The story featured an interview with myself, Steven Dale, the Founder of The Gondola Project. Typically, such press causes The Gondola Project to experience a rather large surge in traffic from whatever given geographic region is discussing the idea. As...

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Aug 09, 2013
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Work Continues on La Paz-El Alto Teleférico Metropolitano

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 indicate that La Paz, Bolivia’s Teleférico Metropolitano continues to make steady progress. Out of the 3 systems being built, the Red Line is the closest to completion with 50% of...

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Jul 05, 2013
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Guayaquil, Ecuador Studying Alternative Transportation Options

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Guayaquil, the most populous city in Ecuador, is in the midst of studying alternative transportation options. Included in this analysis is the infamous Aerobus which of course, has been proposed in many...

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Jun 21, 2013
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: In Algeria, the Transport Minister announced that 20 cable car projects will soon be realized throughout the country — 10 of which have already have tenders submitted. He added that Algeria will create...

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