Time flies! The Rio system is already one month old! Image by Flickr user minplanpac.
Still a relatively sleepy summer for gondola news, but nonetheless, here’s what’s happening this week:
- Construction has finally started on London’s Thames Cable Car. Don’t cross your fingers too hard for a 2012 Olympic opening, officials reiterate that it’s not part of the Olympic transport plan.
- A quick overview of Rio cable car system after being in operation for a month. Great discussion on its successes so far and the implications the system may have on future cable installations in Brazil and abroad.
- Congratulations to Johan and Sharon on being the 21-millionth rider this week on the Cape Town, South Africa’s Table Mountain Cableway.
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