A couple highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Lesson 1 – How To Shoot Yourself In The Foot (link): London Mayor Boris Johnson has released a letter explaining the details of the Emirates Air sponsorship deal for the London Cable Car. Of the myriad problems the...
A quick comparison of existing heights in London and the proposed London Cable Car’s tallest tower. *this is a new (revised) version of a previous image
Cable Propelled Transit systems could prove a boon to public transportation scholars and researchers because the technology’s curious history could open up the ‘black box’ of public transportation funding in the developed world and throw into question our entire model of how we build things that move other things. Because cable has a long history...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: Gordon Harris, CEO of the Simon Fraser University Trust, finally speaks out in support of of the Burnaby Mountain Gondola. Mr. Harris had recently come under fire for refusing to comment on the project despite being the brainchild of the entire...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit: Simon Fraser University’s The Peak is reporting that Burnaby city council gives the go-ahead to the Burnaby Mountain gondola transit system in suburban Vancouver. Advocates are quick to point out that this does not ensure the construction of the system...
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...
Last week I wrote about London Assembly member John Biggs and his problems with the London Cable Car (Gondola). In that post, I questioned three central assumptions that underlined Mr. Biggs’ concerns. Rather than leave it there, I thought it would be interesting to solicit a response from Mr. Biggs as per those questions....
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...
With the possible exception of New York, there is arguably no more important city in the English-speaking world than London, England. During the summer of 2012 when the British capital hosts the Olympic Games, that city’s profile will be even higher. That’s why those of us interested in Cable Propelled Transit are watching the proposed...
Alex Dziuk (LX to comment readers) is a reader of The Gondola Project and a Masters student at the University of Stuttgart. Last week he sent me these images he prepared for his thesis on a potential London Cable Propelled Transit system. They’re witty, inspired and beautiful. And just to prevent any confusion they may...