A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit: Maclean’s Magazine gives a quick write-up about the Complexo do Alemao Teleférico. Interestingly, we finally learn what the system price was: $74-million (presumably USD). That gives a per kilometer cost of roughly $22-million, which is fairly impressive considering it will...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit: Big news: Investors announce a $140 million (USD) plan to build a 5.2 km long urban gondola system in Hamburg, Germany. The system would have three stations with plans contingent upon city approvals. Unfortunately, it does not appear the system...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit: Here’s something I’ve never seen before: Apparently Doppelmayr has announced that a new 3S lift for the Sochi 2014 winter games will be able to “quickly convert from passenger to car-carrying cabins as an alternative access route for vehicles up...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit (sorry, this one went up a day late – internet issues): China’s first urban cable transit system – the Jiling River Cable Car – is officially retired after 29 years of service. Wired Magazine profiles Rio’s Complexo do Alemao Teleferico....
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit: A safety survey determines that the risk of a plane crashing into the proposed London Thames Cable Car would be equivalent to one incident every 15 million years. Global Dashboard discusses the use of cable cars (gondolas) as a tool...
Not much to “roundup” this week, so instead, take a look at what the rest of the net is saying about delays to the London Thames Cable Car: The BBC summarizes how the London Thames Cable Car wound up in its current safety probe. 853 profiles the campaigners who halted the cable car. Transport for...
A few highlights from around the world of urban gondola transit systems and Cable Propelled Transit: National Geographic profiles the Perugia Mini Metro. More concerns about how the London Thames Cable Car may be affected by increased usage of London City Airport. Kuriositas profiles a handful of Amazing Aerial Tramways of the World. Archinect discusses...
A few highlights from around the world of urban gondola transit systems and Cable Propelled Transit: Haven’t we heard this story before? A polish PRT engineer says that his system would provide a cheaper alternative to the proposed Simon Fraser University gondola in Vancouver/Burnaby. All approvals appear to be in place for the London Thames Cable...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola transit systems and Cable Propelled Transit: Greenwich Council approves the London Thames Cable Car. This was the second of two approvals needed for the system to move forward. For all intents and purposes, it looks like this thing is a go. Fares, apparently, have still...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: The CS Monitor writes a brief piece on Brazil’s attempt to win ‘hearts and minds’ via cable cars. Warnings that construction of the ever-controversial Oakland Airport Connector may drain millions more from BART’s general fund than previously thought. The American Institute...