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09
Apr

2015

Photo of the Week: Linea Amarilla (Mi Teleferico)

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At 3.9km in length, Línea Amarilla (Yellow Line) is the longest urban cable car line on La Paz-El Alto’s gondola network (Mi Teleférico). This four station system has a capacity of 3,000 pphpd and is integrated with Línea Verde (Green Line).

Every Thursday, the Gondola Project team will select stunning captures of CPT lines. We hope this will continue to bring more attention to the technology and provide visually impactful examples of cable car systems worldwide. If you’d like to submit or nominate a picture for our “Photo of the Week”, we’d love to hear from you. Leave a comment below or send us an email at gondola@creativeurbanprojects.com.

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05
Dec

2014

Weekly Roundup: Green Line (Linea Verde) Opens in La Paz; CPT Proposed for Paris’ business district

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

The Green Line (Linea Verde) in La Paz-El Alto officially opened for service yesterday. If that’s not exciting enough, President Evo Morales announced that contracts for 5 more urban cable car lines, totalling $450 million, will be signed in January 2015! A portion of profits from the three existing cable car lines will be used to build the new gondolas that would expand the system considerably.
Europe’s largest purpose-built business district, La Defense in Paris, is once again planning to install an urban cable car, an idea that dates back to the 1990s. The proposed system would connect to Défense 1, Grande Arche de la Defense, Arena 92 and the Groues district.

In a recent interview, the mayor of Marburg, Germany spoke about the Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) line proposed for his city. It appears that a feasibility study has already been completed, but the results have not yet been released.

Univers-Nature, a French website dedicated to sustainability and green living, has picked up on the urban gondola movement in France. The brief article underlines the qualities that have attracted many cities to the idea of cable propelled transit — that, aside from being less expensive than a tram or subway, an urban gondola creates less of an environmental footprint and offers carbon offset advantages.

And if your trek to work is making you feel a little down today, check out these photos of some of the most jam-packed commutes in the world. We’re not quite sure why they put up a picture of Line Red from La Paz as their main photo, other than to incite jealousy.

Algerian online TV show Dzair took viewers on a joyride aboard the new téléphérique Oued Koriche-Bouzaréah.

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07
Nov

2014

Weekly Roundup: Brest Téléphérique (Cable Car) to Start Construction in February 2015

Brest Téléphérique. Image from www.capucinsbrest.com.

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

The Brest Téléphérique is scheduled to begin construction in February 2015 with a completion date in June/July 2016. Once operational, the system is forecasted to transport 675,000 people each year over a 460m stretch. The system manufacturer will be chosen next Friday (November 14).

Reports announce that the signing of a cable car in Oruro, Bolivian will occur next week. The system is planned to connect to four major destinations including the Cerro Santa Barbara, Santuario del Socavón, Corazón de Jesús and San Jose barrio.

Due to high ridership numbers, reports appear to indicate that the cable car systems in La Paz/El Alto, Bolivia has generated BOB $14 million (US $2 million) in profits so far.

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30
Oct

2014

Cable Car Photo of the Week: Linea Verde (Line Green) Meets Linea Amarilla (Line Yellow) in La Paz

Linea Verde meets Linea Amarilla in La Paz, Bolivia. Image by Photobucket ZPLAQ.

Linea Verde meets Linea Amarilla in La Paz, Bolivia. Image by Photobucket user ZPLAQ.

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11
Oct

2014

Weekly Roundup: French City, Le Havre, Studies Urban Cable Cars; Brno Mayor Promises Urban Gondola by 2017

Urban gondola alignments under study for Le Havre. Image from paris-normandie.fr.

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

Le Havre, a French city of 250,000, is currently studying the feasibility of building a network of urban cable cars. The report is scheduled for completion by the end of this year. Two to three different alignments are now under examination which would link up places such as Jacques-Monod Hospital, the center of Montivilliers, Jenner, and an industrial area.

Young people and artists are now reclaiming the rooftop spaces along Linea Amarilla (Line Yellow) in La Paz. They have began the process of painting and beautifying the roofs after companies starting placing ads on top.

After seeing the Montjuic Cable Car, Roman Onderka, the mayor of Brno was inspired build an urban cable car in the Czech Republic’s second largest city. The system is proposed to connect the Faculty of Medicine at Bohunice (in the southwest of the city) to the Pisarky tramway (in the northwest of Výstaviště) within 5 minutes. If he is re-elected, he believes the system can be complete in 4 years.

Last week Chinese citizens flooded major domestic tourist destinations during their National Holiday. Pictures show eager tourists lining up for their chance to ride the Huashan Mountain Cable Car.

Student designers from India’s M.S. Ramaiah University have reimagined and redesigned the cable car for the year 2030. Futuristic models were created and submitted to the PACE Forum Design Competition. (Big thanks to Guenther for the link!)

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19
Aug

2014

NYT: Subway in the Sky – La Paz

Even though we’re now seeing more and more Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) systems being implemented around the world, mainstream North American media has, arguably, paid little attention to urban gondola lifts.

This past weekend, however, New York Times flew their correspondents down to La Paz and documented the city’s Red Line, — or what they cleverly termed, “Bolivia’s Subway in the Sky”.

They even made a short film about it and interviewed locals what they thought of their brand new cable car.

The article is a wonderful inside look into how the cable system is not only transforming the city’s public transit network, but how a cable car line is actively breaking down cultural and social stigmas.
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15
Aug

2014

Weekly Roundup: Work to Begin on Lagos Cable Car?

View of Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria. Image by Flickr user Anders Broberg.

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

Reports coming from Lagos, Nigeria seem to indicate that work on the city’s proposed $500 million, 12km urban cable car project may soon begin in November. If this is accurate, then this will likely be the single largest investment ever made in an urban gondola scheme.

If the referendum for the Hamburg Cable Car is successful on August 25, project proponents have promised to donate 50 cents per passenger ticket for charitable purposes. Opinion polls ahead of the vote indicate that those in favour of the cable car are currently in the lead.

Balnéario Camboriú, a popular beach resort city, has plans to build another cable car. The city is already famous for its Teleférico Laranjeiras, a cable car that connects two beaches and Unipraias Park. This time, a new urban gondola is proposed to link up Barra Sul to Pontal Norte and is estimated to cost R$115 million (US$50 million).

The Wings of Tatev aerial tram in Armenia recorded its 250,000th passenger since it became operational in 2010. An unsuspecting lucky rider was given free rides for one whole year and various souvenirs. Congrats to the rider and the system!

La Paz residents are blazing ahead into the 21st century. Bolivia’s state owned telecom provider – Entel – has signed a contract with Mi Teleférico to provide users with free Wifi at all cable car stations! This is rather impressive given the fact that many transit systems in developed nations still lack this very common feature.

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Posts Tagged: Mi Teleférico

Photo of the Week: Linea Amarilla (Mi Teleferico)

Weekly Roundup: Green Line (Linea Verde) Opens in La Paz; CPT Proposed for Paris’ business district

Weekly Roundup: Brest Téléphérique (Cable Car) to Start Construction in February 2015

Cable Car Photo of the Week: Linea Verde (Line Green) Meets Linea Amarilla (Line Yellow) in La Paz

Weekly Roundup: French City, Le Havre, Studies Urban Cable Cars; Brno Mayor Promises Urban Gondola by 2017

NYT: Subway in the Sky – La Paz

Weekly Roundup: Work to Begin on Lagos Cable Car?

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