#Metrocables

May 18, 2012
Uncategorized, Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Monkey Rides Cable Car (Seriously)

A quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Here’s something I never – and I mean never – thought I’d be obligated to include in a Weekly Roundup: A Gibraltar area ape took a harrowing cable car ride and found himself stranded onto a...

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Dec 22, 2010
Caracas Metrocable, Constantine Telepherique, Medellin MetroCable, Teleférico do Complexo do Alemao

The Problem With Metrocables

There’s no nice way to say this, but here goes: Had the Metrocables of Medellin and Venezuela been built in a place like Denver, Copenhagen or Zurich, this conversation about cable transit would be entirely different than it is now. Cities would be building these things faster than the industry could keep up. We wouldn’t...

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