— —— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: September 15, 2014 marked the opening day for La Paz’s longest urban cable car system, the Yellow Line (La Línea Amarilla). Celebrations were held and passengers packed the system. In...
A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Potosi, a city of 240,000 residents in Bolivia may be the next municipality in the country to implement a cable car. This week, it officially launched a tender for a public...
This is the Zhinan Temple Station of the Maokong Gondola in Taipei. It’s fascinating, if for no other reason than it makes me wonder whether or not the above station design helps or hinders our efforts. On the one hand, it’s an incredibly unique station design that is has a decidedly urban feel and characteristic—despite...