A quick look at some of the things that make small (or big) space living work (or not): American home size in 1950: 983 sq.ft. Minimum home size in New York State: 900 sq.ft. In Hillsborough, California: 2500sq.ft. How to stick it to the man (i.e. Hillsborough): Home on wheels Size: 130 sq.ft. Year...
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There are two ways to use the word “engagement.” The first way is to promise yourself to someone else. To devote yourself to another entirely. To voluntarily betroth your mind, body and soul to a mutually beneficial union that’s meant to last an eternity. The second way is to declare war. To battle with an...
(Like yesterday’s post, this one is going to be a long one. My apologies to anyone whose not overly interested in Vancouver, Burnaby Mountain or its urban gondola transit system.) Yesterday I discussed the issues I had with how Translink chose to communicate their decision-making process to the public as they prepared for a series...
As most people know (or could easily assume), we’re pretty positive about the Burnaby Mountain Gondola proposal. We aren’t, however, zealots. We’re urbanists and planners first and foremost, gondola specialists second. We won’t mindlessly support any gondola that happens to be plunked down in any city. It’s got to make sense and be rationally thought out...
For our new readers: Despite the fact that systems like the planned London Thames Cable Car are often officially called “Cable Cars,” they are more often than not Gondolas. This can be confusing to cable transit novices. To make it easier: Cable Cars are supported from below (like cars) and Gondolas are supported from the top...
Everytime this happens, I get excited . . .
A quick look at some of the things that make intercity bus travel work (or not): Fastest growing form of intercity travel: Buses Number of intercity bus trips in 1960: 140 million In 1990: 40 million % decrease in intercity bus service between 1980-2002: 50.6% “Curbside” bus carrier – Megabus – inauguration date: 2006...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: It appears that the London Thames Cable Car may not be ready in time for next year’s Olympic Games – an odd development as it was originally conceived specifically because of the Olympics. That may not actually be a bad thing,...
We’re not 100% certain about this, but it looks like Rio’s new urban gondola, the Complexo do Alemão Teleférico is finally up and running. The video we’re basing that assumption on is unfortunately unembeddable (let’s pretend that’s a word, okay), so you’ll have to follow the link here. This is an exciting moment for Cable...