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Aug

2014

Weekly Roundup: Creative Marketing Strategies Around La Paz’s Red Line (Linea Roja)

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit:



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Jun

2014

Weekly Roundup: Teleférico da Providência Opens for Service this Sunday

Morro da Providência. Image by Flickr user Daniel Garcia Neto.

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit:



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Oct

2012

Weekly Roundup: Money, Disputes & Love

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit:

  • Transport for London confirmed this week that the funding for the London Cable Car from Emirates Air Line will be paid back over a period of 9 years. Having to wait for this £36m after already fronting the £60m construction bill, TfL is in a bit of a bind. They are currently applying for an EU grant.
  • Controversy over the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, British Columbia continues although the Vancouver Observer has found that more people are in favour of the system. The two biggest arguments (against and for the gondola, respectively) are the environmental impact on the area and the potential economic boost for the town.
  • The Hamburg Gondola, initially proposed in February of last year, is reigniting debate this week. One argument is that the system will be entertainment and tourism oriented, and therefore rather expensive to ride.
  • In the meantime, a few hundred kilometers to the south, the city of Koblenz has fallen in love with their temporary cable car, the Rheinseilbahn, and are trying to extend its presence beyond the agreed upon 2013 departure date. A big concern around the system is the World Heritage Status that the surrounding Rhein Valley was able to keep only under the condition that the system would be temporary.


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    Aug

    2012

    Weekly Roundup: London Cable Car – Free?

    Complementary tickets for the London Thames Cable Car.

    A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit:

    • The London Thames Cable Car (Emirates Air Line) is suffering from poor weekday (read: commuters) ridership to such an extent that Transport for London has sent out free round-trip tickets to local residents. Typically we’re not the kind of people who say “we told you so” but in this situation we’d like to make an exception and say we told you so.


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    Sep

    2011

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

    • Citizens opposed to the Burnaby Mountain Gondola in Vancouver plan to take their complaints all the way to the provincial government.
    • The Doppelmayr Group announces plans for a €100+ cable upgrade in Mont Blanc. Granted, this isn’t urban in any way, shape, form or description but that’s a sizeable order nonetheless.


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    Apr

    2011

    Is Gondola Transit Crossing The Rubicon?

    Right now, there are two groups looking at urban gondola transit solutions: Developing World cities and Developed World cities. Pretty broad classification, I know, but bear with me.

    Curiously, in the Developed World the technology gets little attention from the public sector. Typically it’s the private sector that pushes these systems as little more than touristic attractions. Sure there are exceptions like the Burnaby Mountain proposal in Vancouver, but the proposed Hamburg and St. Louis gondolas are more typical examples.

    And yet in the Developing World, governments are all over the technology. This is where the technology’s major growth is coming from. As we’ve said before, the growth in South America is awe-inspiring.

    Then there are the hybrids; those systems like the London Cable Car (Gondola) that have been spearheaded by the government but will be paid for by the private sector (presumably).

    As I’ve argued before, the London Cable Car (Gondola) isn’t going to be a watershed moment for cable transit. But it may very well be the system that allows cable to cross from being seen in the eyes of western governments as nothing more than a Toy for Tourists and being viewed as fully-integrated parts of their local transit network.

    This could very likely be the system that allows cable to cross the Rubicon into respectability and allow the industry to fully realize its first Medellin-esque “silver-bullet” system in the Developed World.

    We’ll soon find out; the London Cable Car (Gondola) will be open in just over a year’s time.



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