Posts Tagged: Complexo do Alemao

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Jul

2013

Weekly Roundup: Guayaquil, Ecuador Studying Alternative Transportation Options

Conceptual design of Aerobus in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Image from expreso.ec.

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 cities across the world but has yet to see a permanent system being installed. The report briefly mentions that the city is not fully committed to any particular technology and may also examine the feasibility of CPT.


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11
Nov

2011

Weekly Roundup: No Gondola At It Again

A couple highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit:

  • The Philippine Daily Enquirer reports that the Philippines has (with little notice from the outside world, we might mention) implemented up to 100 ropeway systems throughout the country for agricultural purposes. The systems can carry both farmers and their products throughout the oftentimes difficult Phillippine topography.
  • A Letter to The Editor outlines a case against the proposed Squamish, British Columbia Sea-to-Sky Gondola.
  • German-language news program MoMa Reporter discusses the impact of Rio’s Complexo do Alemao Teleferico (around the 3:00 mark). As always, our German-speaking readers are invited to provide any translations in the comments below.
  • Fox 12 Oregon reports on aerial rescue exercises held for the Portland Aerial Tram. That in itself isn’t nearly as interesting as the fact that the report states that since 2007 the Tram has carried a whopping 6 million passengers. Pretty impressive for a two stop, 1 km long system.
  • And lastly, here’s a good example of a win-at-all-costs strategy that gives grassroots advocacy a bad name: The anti-Burnaby Mountain Gondola team over at No Gondola continues their creative reporting of facts in a recent post titled Burnaby Mountain Gondola Does Not Have Full Support of Local Residents. While the headline itself is correct, it’s highly misleading. Firstly, the survey they are reporting on shows that 47% of residents support the project with 39% opposed. Secondly, what project or program or policy ever has “full support” of local residents? Never happens. This is an incredibly weak argument equivalent to saying steak is a bad meal because not everyone in the world likes to eat beef. For more of No Gondola’s tactics see this post as well as the ugly debate that broke out last month over the term “cherry-picking.”

 



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08
Jul

2011

Alemao Teleferico (Finally) Opens

Teleferico do Complexo do Alemao Finally opens. Image by Flickr user Andre Gomes de Melo.

After a constant series of delays, the Complexo do Alemao Teleferico in Rio de Janeiro finally opens. The BBC has a video report about the opening which you can view here.

 



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21
Jan

2011

New Images of Rio’s Teleferico do Alemao

Rio's Teleferico do Alemao urban gondola transit line. Image by flickr user Carlos Trindade Conceiçao.

Flickr isn’t immediate. After something new is built in the world, it takes a good few months to a year for the flickr community to build up a sizeable collection of images of whatever that new construction may be.

Takes even longer for a good body of Creative Commons images to build up.

Nevertheless, with the recent inauguration of Rio’s Complexo do Alemao urban gondola transit line, images are beginning to trickle in. We’ve therefore assembled some the best of them and created a flickr gallery for you.

Check it out here.



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