Starting next week, I will be taking a summer hiatus from The Gondola Project for one month. That doesn’t mean, however, that the site will be out of commission. Daily posts will continue and you can expect to see the following: Pre-written and scheduled posts by me, Steven Dale. Weekly Roundups and Sunday Stats will...
A quick look at some of the things that make Parking in your city work (or not): Most expensive parking spot in Toronto: $100,000 Most expensive city to park: London Cost of Ferrari 458 Italia: $320,000 USD Cost of parking spot near Harrods in London: $320,000 USD Cost of parking per hour: $7 Time...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: A new exhibit in London displays more details about the London Thames Cable Car. Meanwhile work begins on the London Thames Cable Car despite no assurances it will be ready in time for next year’s Olympics. Inhabitat profiles the Caracas Metrocable....
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.
Light Rail only exists in cities as a form of public transit. Subways and metros only exist in cites as a form of public transit. BRT only exists in cites as a form of public transit. Cable Propelled Transit and Urban Gondolas only exist in . . . oh, wait a minute. As it currently...
The Globe and Mail has an excellent, informative and highly entertaining piece today about what former manager David Gunn thinks about the myriad of mistakes and foolish decisions the Toronto Transit Commission is currently making. As a native Torontonian and constant user of the system, a lot of what he has to say makes perfect...
What makes an ideal city for Urban Gondola implementation? We most probably think about topographical challenges first and foremost. For example, St. John’s, Newfoundland (pictured above) would be an ideal candidate due to it’s topography, unique harbour and its iconic Signal Hill. Similarly, cities like Hamilton, Ontario or Pittsburgh or Cincinnati could also be ideal....
A quick look at some of the things that make Maglevs work (or not): Year maglev trains were first patented: 1934 Years until first commercial maglev available: 50 Year the world’s first commercial high-speed maglev opened in Shanghai: 2004 Energy consumption of high speed rail travelling at a speed of 300km/hr: 51 watt hours per...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: A Chinese government-built ropeway constructed more than 4 decades ago collapsed in Nepal last week, 5 people are missing. The ropeway was originally intended for material transport only. The city of Jerusalem ponders using a gondola/cable car system. Squamish, British Columbia...
An article in yesterday’s Toronto Star caught my eye. Apparently the Toronto Transit Commission is preparing to charge its riders 15¢ for every sms they receive from the system’s next-vehicle text system. Says The Star: TTC staff want to charge customers 15 cents to use the next-streetcar text message system when the service expands to...