#Vienna

May 09, 2014
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Future of Vienna Cable Car Proposal Still Undecided

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: It appears that the Viennese cable car proposal to Kahlenberg is still under works. Proponents are still determining how the system will be financed and has yet to submit a formal...

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Aug 23, 2013
Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup: Cable Car Proposed for Vienna’s Kahlenberg Mountain

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A new cable car proposal has surfaced in Vienna, Austria. The concept is spearheaded by the Chamber of Commerce and they’d like to see gondola link the Kahlenberg — a 484m...

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Sep 05, 2011
Oddities, Uncategorized

Newspaper “Boxes” In Vienna

Now here’s something I’ve never seen before. Apparently Vienna’s newspaper industry is made up of incredibly trusting folk. In theAustrian capital on-street newspaper boxes are nothing more than open plastic bags strapped to lampposts. Readers are asked to insert their payment into a padlocked black bank. On the banks one often finds a message thanking readers...

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