#Sea to Sky Gondola

Oct 12, 2012
Weekly Roundup

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...

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Jun 29, 2012
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Weekly Roundup: Commonwealth, Cable Cars, & the Cabrio Convertible

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 Cabrio, Switzerland’s newest cable car, is the world’s first double-decker, open-air cable car. We’ve mentioned this system before (here and here and here) and I’m sure we will again in...

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May 11, 2012
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Weekly Roundup

A quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Sea to Sky Gondola proposal in Squamish, B.C. is one step closer towards realization. The provincial government has introduced a bill that will allow towers to be built in parklands. 853blog takes a closer...

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Mar 23, 2012
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Weekly Roundup: More Sea to Sky Gondola

A quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit (admittedly, it’s been a slow week): Straight.com explains how the proposed Sea to Sky Gondola in British Columbia could change hiking in the region. A plan to bring a gondola to Catalina Island in California has...

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Mar 16, 2012
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Weekly Roundup

A quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: An architectural review of the little known but beautifully constructed Teleferico de Gaia CPT system in Portugal. The Zagreb Funicular – one of the world’s shortest (66m) – has been operating without a permit...

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Mar 02, 2012
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Weekly Roundup: All Aboard The Hogwarts Express

A quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Here’s something we bet you never (and we mean never) would’ve expected to read: The website Screamscape is reporting that Cable Transit manufacturer Doppelmayr will build a Harry Potter-themed Hogwarts Express for Universal Studios Florida. The...

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Nov 18, 2011
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Weekly Roundup: A Cable Car Gift For Sarajevo

A couple highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The community of Grächen, Switzerland gives a cable car to the City of Sarajevo so that it may rebuild the Trebevic Cable Car that was destroyed during the conflict of the early 90’s. Squamish, British Columbia’s Sea to Sky...

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Sep 24, 2011
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Weekly Roundup: London Thames Cable Car Budget Revised – Again

A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The budget for the London Thames Cable Car has now increased to £60m. Originally estimated to cost £25m, the budget was revised just recently to £45m. This could quickly become one of the most expensive gondola systems the world’s...

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Aug 27, 2011
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Weekly Roundup: Scale Model Aerial Tram

(Sorry, this one was a day late going up.) A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: New Jersey’s Medowlands Sports Complex mulls a new connection to a nearby rail link. Among the technologies under consideration are an urban gondola. Squamish, British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Gondola...

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