A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit (lots of good stuff this week, by the way): The Haj Research Centre in Makkah, Saudi Arabia completes the first of two studies exploring the use of cable cars/gondolas to link holy sites throughout to transport Umrah pilgrims throughout...
Last week the Globe and Mail reported on a Statistics Canada study showing that “the vast majority of commuters remain reluctant to use public transit, despite public campaigns encouraging people of its environmental and cost benefits.” The study goes on to state that “commuters who used public transit took considerably longer to get to work...
Thanks to Julia for finding this: We know we’re making progress when a Cable Propelled Transit system makes its way into Google Earth 3D. Apparently the Roosevelt Island Tram can now be found in Google Earth by selecting to show all 3D Buildings. Towers, stations, cables and cabins included: I love living in the future....
Statistically speaking, crystal meth is pretty much safer that what’s below (but that doesn’t mean it isn’t amazing to watch): It goes without saying, but please DON’T try this at home. Please.
Metro de Medellin is in no rush to slow down. The transit agency of this Colombian metropolis has been expanding their public transportation system at breakneck speeds for the past 15 years and things just continue apace. The agency recently released plans for their Corredores Verdes (Green Corridor) Light Rail/Tram plan. Their approach is a...
Wherever possible, we only try to use Creative Commons licensed images on this site. As such, it sometimes takes a while for us to get our hands on images of systems we can actually share with people. That was certainly the case with Rio de Janeiro’s Complexo do Alemao Teleférico. Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento...
A quick look at some of the things that make hurricanes super deadly in your city: Top wind speeds Roosevelt Island Tram can operate in: 50 miles per hour Hurricane wind speeds: 111 miles per hour Percentage of US population threatened by hurricanes: 12 Most hurricane prone city in Florida: Miami Number of hurricanes...
(Sorry, this one was a day late going up.) A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: New Jersey’s Medowlands Sports Complex mulls a new connection to a nearby rail link. Among the technologies under consideration are an urban gondola. Squamish, British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Gondola...
From what we can piece together, Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) systems in Algeria began in the mid-1950’s with the construction of the Téléphérique d’El Madania in the capital Algiers. This system was then followed in 1982 by the Téléphérique Notre-Dame d’Afrique – again in Algiers. Five years later in 1987, two more Téléphériques would be...
Of all the Urban Gondolas / Téléphériques / Télécabines in Algeria, perhaps the most exciting right now is the Bouzareah Télécabine. The reason is fourfold: ONE – This system is actually under construction and has been for at least the last year. That suggests it should be nearing completion any time now. TWO –...