A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: The state governments of of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in India plan to install a ropeway to link the historic town of Anandpur Sahib to the Hindu shrine at Naina Devi. The city of Bucharest, Romania is planning a new series...
CABE is the UK government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space. And they’ve just now released their opinion on the London Thames Cable Car. Generally-speaking, CABE is quite positive on the project. They “welcome” the project and are utterly effusive when it comes to the tower design: “The selection of a cable car...
As any Torontonian knows, Toronto’s transit plans are seriously in flux. After what seems like an eternity of planning a network of Light Rail lines, new mayor Rob Ford has decided to unilaterally nix that idea and build a new subway under the auspice that the “war on the car is over.” Yet amidst all...
A thought experiment: Do we have a transportation supply problem? I’d say no. We’ve got plenty of roads, plenty of transit and plenty of freeways. We do not have a transportation supply problem. (I’m well aware, of course, that there are certain large American and developing world cities that have slim to no transit, but...
A quick look at some of the things that make your cities work (or not): World’s first highway integrated building: Japan’s Gate Tower Building Toyota’s Segway: Winglet Max speed: 6km/h Max speed of world’s first electric motorcycle, Enertia: 72km/h Range: 72km Range of hydrogen fuel bus: 400km Cost: $2 million Time to charge: 6 minutes...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: In the most ridiculous example yet of American security concerns run amok, skiers waiting to board the Steamboat Springs’ gondola in Colorado are being subjected to police pat-downs. Skiers and snowboarders “must unzip, de-layer, and turn out their pockets.” No comment...
Toronto’s grand LRT scheme, Transit City, appears headed for a premature grave. Almost immediately after assuming his new role as Toronto’s Mayor, Rob Ford declared to the province his intention to kill Transit City and replace it with subway lines. Toronto media has been ablaze with the story since it hit yesterday, but no one...
On Tuesday, New York’s Roosevelt Island Tram reopened after a 9 month, $25 million refurbishment. The rebuild, conducted by Poma, transforms the system from an Aerial Tram to a Funifor-type system. That means vehicles will operate independently of one another. When one vehicle is taken out of service, the other can still be operational. This...