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Coverage of the Mighty Argo Cable Car project milestone, featuring cable splicing progress toward completion of Virginia Canyon Mountain Park access.
Read Full ArticleCable cars approved to fly over forest on Samar Island in the Philippines via SIPPAD resolution to connect communities.
Read Full ArticleLA Metro approves environmental review for Dodger Stadium gondola project; allows advancement to City Council and other agencies.
Read Full ArticleEaglecrest Ski Area in Juneau requires additional towers and components for a mid-station, adding substantial costs to system.
Read Full ArticleMinistry of Environment approves cable car project in South Korean National Park.
Read Full ArticleEaglecrest Ski Area in Alaska has secured funding for the gondola with Goldbelt, Inc. Goldbelt will bring $10 million to the project with a return on investment of 10-25% of gross revenue until $20 mi...
Read Full ArticleThe reopening of the Dursey Cable Car has been delayed due to a part that needs to be sourced. The original deadline for the replacement of the two towers was at the end of the month but has been post...
Read Full ArticleSnowbird’s second tram cabin is almost ready after an installation accident during the summer. When installation began, one of the two cabins was dropped, requiring it to be replaced and causing a pro...
Read Full ArticleConstruction of the proposed cable car in Mount Rinjani National Park in Indonesia is expected to begin December of this year. The exact station locations are still being determined, but the cable car...
Read Full ArticleThe draft environmental impact review (EIR) for the Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit (LA ART) has been released. The LA ART is a proposed 1.2-mile 3S system connecting Dodger Stadium with Union Statio...
Read Full ArticleWhat better way to see fall foliage than from above in an aerial tram. The Alyeska Aerial Tram in Alaska has spectacular views all year round. The system takes you to the top of Mount Alyeska where th...
Read Full ArticleThe Cablebús Línea 3 project has been awarded to Doppelmayr. The system is designed to be 5.42-kilometers connecting the districts of Los Pinos and Vasco de Quiroga in Mexico City. This third line of ...
Read Full ArticleThe Little Cottonwood Canyon traffic mitigation plan selected the gondola as the preferred alternative and is exploring adding a toll to both Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons. The Utah Department of ...
Read Full ArticleThe new look of the Petřín cable car in Prague has been revealed. A contest was held to design the body and interior of two similar cable car cabins, with each cabin having a capacity to hold up to 12...
Read Full ArticleThe construction of the world’s first cross-border cable car between Russia and China has stalled due to European Union sanctions on Russia. The Blagoveshchensk-Heihe cable car will connect the two co...
Read Full ArticleThe Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) announced their preferred transit alternative is the gondola for Little Cottonwood Canyon. 3S gondolas, also known as tricable detachable gondola (TDG), ar...
Read Full ArticleWinter Park Resort ski area in Colorado revives gondola connection between the town and resort. The idea of connecting the two has been in the master plans since the 1985, however it has been brought ...
Read Full ArticleConstruction of the $35 million gondola at Grouse Mountain in British Columbia, Canada, is expected to begin in early September. The monocable detachable gondola (MDG) is intended to be the replacemen...
Read Full ArticleThe Prairie Sky Gondola project in Edmonton has been cancelled. City council voted 12 to one to terminate the city’s agreement with Prairie Sky Gondola due to several reasons, including the financial ...
Read Full ArticleSterling Vineyards received approval for variance and conservation regulation exception to replace Gondola system in Napa Valley. The original system was a monocable detachable gondola (MDG) with nin...
Read Full ArticleThe pulse gondola system for the Eaglecrest Ski Area is in transit and set to arrive at the beginning of September. All the pieces were loaded and traveled the two-day road trip from Austria to Antwer...
Read Full ArticleThe Dursey Island Cable Car in Ireland will reopen in November after replacing two support towers. The funitel system was originally shut down at the end of March, which cut off all access to the isla...
Read Full ArticleThe first sea-to-mountain gondola on the Adriatic is expected to open in summer of 2023. The 3.9-kilometer monocable detachable gondola (MDG) will connect the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kotor with ...
Read Full ArticleFreetown, Africa, is among 14 of 86 cities granted funds to develop projects that address climate change in cities. The grant is funded by the German, French, and UK governments to implement the C40Ci...
Read Full ArticleTransport for London’s (TfL) £36m contract with global airline Emirates for its east London’s cable car has ended. The multi-million pound contract was a 10-year branding sponsorship that helped offse...
Read Full ArticlePittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) will receive a federal grant to help fund a transit study. The study is set to investigate a new corridor known as NEXTransit, which will connect Oakland’s neighborho...
Read Full ArticleTelluride’s Gondola in Colorado is nearing the end of its life and the gondola subcommittee recommends replacing the system. The monocable detachable gondola (MDG) was built in 1996 and carries approx...
Read Full ArticleThe proposed cable car in Ucka, Croatia will be the longest system in Europe. Currently the project is awaiting the construction permit which should be obtained by the end of this year. The aerial tra...
Read Full ArticleLeaders across the Eastern Fraser Valley are supporting the Cascade Skyline Gondola Project rather than the Bridal Veil Mountain Resort. The Cascade Skyline is an Indigenous-led gondola proposal with ...
Read Full ArticleJordan’s first cable car project, Ajloun Cable Car, is almost complete. The $15.5 million (USD) project is located in the Northern highlands. An additional $76 million (USD) has been allocated to othe...
Read Full ArticleThe Macau government proposed a cable car crossing in the 2021-2030 General Planning for Traffic and Land Transport of Macau. The project is still being researched, but the current design of the cable...
Read Full ArticleToulouse opened France’s longest cable car and first 3S public transit system in the world, Téléo. The system is three kilometers long and in 10 minutes connects the east and west sides of the city vi...
Read Full ArticleJackson Hole Mountain Resort’s iconic aerial tramway, Big Red, is reopening summer operations on May 21. For the last two years, the tramway has been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tramway b...
Read Full ArticleIreland’s national independent planning body, An Bord Pleanála, acknowledged the environmental concerns brought forward by the Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE). In November of 2021, An Bord Plea...
Read Full ArticleThe Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has extended the Hatta project’s bid deadline to July 18. The contract package includes luxury hotels and a 5.4-kilometer gondola with three stations r...
Read Full ArticleTransLink‘s 10 year plan includes the Burnaby Mountain Gondola. TransLink and the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transport have announced the first set of priorities for their Transport 2050 strategy. Th...
Read Full ArticleThe Juneau, Alaska assembly directed the city manager to start negotiations on financing bringing an Austrian gondola to their city. Exactly when and how much shipping the gondola from Austria to Alas...
Read Full ArticleJordan’s first cable car is 75% complete. The Ajloun cable car is expected to begin operating by the end of June or beginning of July. The system is a 2.55 km long aerial tram with the capacity of 60 ...
Read Full ArticleThe Cypress Mountain Resort in Canada is building a new chair lift to its peak. The SkyQuad lift will replace the existing Sky Chair, a double chair from 1968. The new Doppelmayr system not only has m...
Read Full ArticleAccess to the Vang (Golden) Bridge in Vietnam is easier than ever with a new cable car system. The Sun World Ba Na Hills, an exotic theme park with lots of recreational amenities, unveiled these new h...
Read Full ArticleCable car technicians are prepping Cableway C at the Xiaohaituo Mountain for the Beijing Winter Paralympics. Cableway C has the highest altitude (2198 meters) and the largest drop in the Yanquing comp...
Read Full ArticleThe Zagreb Cable Car, also known as the Sljeme cable car, in Croatia officially opened at the end of February. To celebrate, there are special promotional prices for the first month. The system has 84...
Read Full ArticleThe Big Sky resort in Montana plans to build a tram and gondola. The $150 million expansion project includes connecting the base to the summit with a tram and gondola as well as a sports center and re...
Read Full ArticleParis reveals plans for a new commuter cable car. The proposed 4.5 kilometer system is anticipated to begin construction this year and open to passengers in 2025. The system would integrate with Paris...
Read Full ArticleGondolas are being loaded to full capacity again at the Silver Queen Gondola at Aspen Mountain and Elk Camp Gondola at Snowmass. Previously guests could request private cabins if they were concerned a...
Read Full Article“Outlook India” dived deeper into the recently opened Mimachal Pradesh, India, the Dharamshala Skyway. The 1.75 km aerial ropeway runs from Dharamshala to McLeodganj, with the top station in front of ...
Read Full ArticleA new gondola system, the Dharamshala Skyway, has opened in India. The 7.75 km monocable detachable gondola (MDG) system with the capacity to move 1,000 people per hour connects the tourist destinatio...
Read Full ArticleThe aerial tram at Snowbird Ski Resort is enchanting passengers. The ride up on the tram is approximately 10 minutes and travels more than 2,900 vertical feet. More than skiers take the ride; guests e...
Read Full ArticleDue to harsh weather, the Sandia Tramway in New Mexico left 19 employees and 2 tram operators stranded for hours. The icy weather and high winds on New Year’s Eve caused the tram cables to tangle and ...
Read Full ArticleEighty containers have arrived in the Dominican Republic for their new cable car. The containers contain the pieces for the station equipment and 25 towers. All parts for the system are expected to ar...
Read Full ArticleBerlin is the first German city set to integrate a cable car into its public transit network. The German government is set to release guidelines for implementing cable car to complement their bus and ...
Read Full ArticleThe governments of Punjab and Himachal received no bids for the cable car projects aimed to link the Sikh historic town to the Naina Devi shrine. The tender is being reworked for another request for p...
Read Full ArticleThe Weather Network’s Nathan Coleman documented his trip to the only gondola in Atlantic Canada, Cape Smokey. Cape Smokey has been a ski destination since the 1970’s, but new owners were looking to cr...
Read Full ArticleThe National Parks Authority is working on a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa to boost tourism. The system would allow visitors who cannot climb to reach Africa’s highest mountain. The project...
Read Full ArticleThe proposed development for the Mount Wellington Cable Car has been scaled down in an effort to get approval from Hobart City Council. The original design for the facilities on Kunanyi/Mt Wellington ...
Read Full Article— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: £100 Million Proposal (Cardiff, UK) Cardiff Business Council, the ...
Read Full Article— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Intra-Island Cable Car (Singapore) One of Singapore’s biggest touri...
Read Full Article— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Vertical Gondola (New Orleans, USA) The Tricentennial Tower (320ft,...
Read Full Article— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: La Paz (Bolivia) The delivery of a funicular connecting 17 de Obraj...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Metrocable Announced in Caribbean (Santo Domingo) Santo Domingo, the ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Fringe Hill Gondola (New Zealand) With the help of a little aerial dr...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Operation Cable Car (Iraq) The long-developing Army Canal project in ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: New Numbers from Ngong Ping (Hong Kong) According to a recent release...
Read Full ArticleCable Car Slumber Party! (France) The internet was abuzz with news of an Airbnb contest where the winner and three guests get to stay overnight in a cable car cabin at the top of French ski resort Cou...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Cheddar Gorge Update (UK) The proposal for a cable car through Chedda...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: If You Can Make It There… (Canada) Squamish, B.C. made The New York T...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Ascending to Golden Rock (Myanmar) One of the country’s most famous ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Machu Picchu II (Peru) Earlier this year, Peru announced plans to b...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Reports indicate that Mexico’s first urban cable car, the Teleférico ...
Read Full Article— — A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: The Green Line (Linea Verde) in La Paz-El Alto officially opened ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: The final urban gondola system in La Paz-El Alto, Bolivia — Green Lin...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: After breaking ground in 2010, North America’s newest bottom-supporte...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Chilean president Michelle Bachelet recently announced the country’s ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: The Brest Téléphérique is scheduled to begin construction in February...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: A cable car proposal, called the Gold Coast Skyride, has surfaced for...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: As part of their undergraduate studies, two students from ZHAW (Zuric...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Five groups have responded to the Téléphérique de Brest (Urban Gondol...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Le Havre, a French city of 250,000, is currently studying the feasibi...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: The Brest Téléphérique project in France is reportedly back on track ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Oran, the second largest city in Algeria (pop: 1.5 million) will be s...
Read Full Article— —— 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 u...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Medellin, Colombia has officially announced the construction of its 3...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: This week the Ministry of Public Works in Santiago, Chile publicly pr...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Taking full advantage of the aerial views offered by the Red Line (Li...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Oued Koriche and Bouzaréah, two suburbs is the Algerian capital of Al...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit: Reports coming from Lagos, Nigeria seem to indicate that work on the ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: In just a few weeks time (August 24 to be exact), residents of Hambur...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: If you’re a fan of Harry Potter, you might know that the Hogwarth’s E...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: In the span of approximately one month since the inauguration of Line...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: News report appear to indicate that more cable car lines are in the p...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: Work on the other two gondola lines in La Paz are continuing at a tor...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: The Teleférico da Providência in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to final...
Read Full Article— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: After undergoing system testing for 90 days, Turkey’s first public ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: According to some new sources, there are plans for even more urban ca...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: After several years of planning and design, the Teleferico Bicentenar...
Read Full ArticleA 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 City Council in Munich, Germany have received a reque...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: The world’s largest manufacturer of ropeway systems, Doppelmayr, has ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: After years of planning and development, the Sea to Sky Gondola is Sq...
Read Full ArticleA 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 stil...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: Officials in Magdalena Contreras, one of Mexico City’s boroughs, anno...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: The Metrocable in Medellin has inspired the Minister for Transport, E...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: Look out London, the host of the 2020 Olympics is now beginning a fea...
Read Full Article— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: Great excitement coming out of La Paz, Bolivia as Line Red (Linea R...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: More details for a cable car in Port-au-Prince, Haiti have surfaced t...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Dubbed as the largest urban ropeway on the Eurasian continent, the Y...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: News out of Haiti suggests that Port-au-Prince may soon consider the...
Read Full ArticleA 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 munic...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Local developers in Seattle unveil their plan to build a east-west c...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A cable car proposal has been presented this week in Luxembourg City...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Organizers for the 2017 International Garden Show in Berlin have fin...
Read Full Article— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Istanbul, Turkey has officially announced their intentions to buil...
Read Full Article— A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Bianca Freire-Medeiros, Senior Lecturer CPDOC analyzes the impact ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The cable car in Ankara, Turkey is scheduled to begin operations in ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A group of students from the University of Fachhochschule Kiel has p...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: An urban cable car proposal has surfaced in Bochum, Germany. The cur...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: First opened in 2006 — that’s more than 7 years ago — the Portland A...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Nantes — a city of 900,000 residents in West France — can now be off...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Sweden’s 2nd largest city, Gothenburg (pop. 532,000), is moving forw...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: An urban gondola has been deliberated for Georgetown University. An ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: On November 1, POMA presented aerial cable car and monorail transpor...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Fansipan, the highest point in Indochina at 3,143m, may soon see a $...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The people in Brest, France have chosen the design for their future ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Proving that this whole urban gondola thing has been going on for a ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The “Syndicat des transports d’Iles de France” validated both route ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Thousands of commuter trips have been disrupted as operations at the...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A committee in Myanmar’s Karen State is looking to drum up $20 milli...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Plans for a cable car has emerged in the Australian coastal city of ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Peru may soon see its first aerial tramway. A 5km system is proposed...
Read Full ArticleA 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 concep...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Officials in Kathmandu, Nepal have reached out to the French governm...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Reports indicate that La Paz, Bolivia’s Teleférico Metropolitano con...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The French press has proudly made an announcement for the signing of...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: After the Mountain Fire closed the Palm Springs Aerial Tram last wee...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Toulouse cable car (Aérotram) received a lot of attention this w...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Mexican State Government has announced their intentions to build...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Guayaquil, the most populous city in Ecuador, is in the midst of stu...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Reports from Venezuela indicate that the Cabletren, a bottom support...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: In Algeria, the Transport Minister announced that 20 cable car proje...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Bad news coming from Koblenz, Germany: ICOMO’s (International Counci...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Findings from the Emirates Air Line polls conducted last year reveal...
Read Full ArticleIn 2-3 months, construction may start for the Cerro San Cristobal cable car in Lima, Peru. While its built in a city, this system will not be used for mass transit purposes, rather it will serve a pu...
Read Full ArticleBy 2014, Ankara will soon be home to another urban gondola. This 3.2km system will have 106 cabins with a capacity of 2,400 pphpd. Once opened, it will serve the Şentepe neighbourhood and will be loca...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Reports surfaced the last couple weeks about an urban cable car prop...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat continues to build support for a CPT line...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Reports surface of a plan by the Municipality of Jerusalem to build ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: There’s just something with cable cars and love. This week the Emira...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The city of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada may soon embark on a study t...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: STL announced that the proposed CPT system in Laval, Quebec, has bee...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Telluride and nearby municipalities are looking to create a Regional...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A brief look into the history of Aerial Tramways used for mining in ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Christchurch Gondola is scheduled to finally reopen on Monday af...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort in Vietnam’s Danang city is set to o...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The $25 million Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, B.C. is now under co...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: — Business Insider names Peak 2 Peak gondola as one of the top “10...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Preliminary talks of a gondola in Seattle appears to be heating up. ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: New transportation plans in Istanbul, Turkey reveal that a cable car...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Lagos, Nigeria may soon be the next major metropolis to build a CPT ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Due to time sensitivities of the tourist project, an entire aerial t...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Rio de Janeiro begins testing their second cable-propelled transit s...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Chicago Historian, Greg Borzo documents Chicago’s extensive history ...
Read Full Article— 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 Telluride Gondola becomes even more environmentally friendly a...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Mariche Metrocable in Caracas, Venezuela is officially inaugurat...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A cable car project is being considered in Birmingham, England. It l...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: In Brisbane, Australia, a gaming group has announced a $1.3 billion ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Reports indicate that Sri Pada — a sacred mountain located in Sri La...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Perhaps the world’s most luxurious gondola cabin is set to debut in ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Looks like we’re not so crazy, after all: The Guardian UK gives urba...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: A proposed cable car project system in Malaysia, which is part of an...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The world famous Sugar Loaf Cable Car officially becomes a centenari...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Mount Killington Resort in Vermont has announced they will start...
Read Full ArticleA 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 Lo...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: CUP’s own Steven Dale was in Groningen, The Netherlands this week to...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: As part of a plan to rebuild Venezuela’s tourism sector, constructio...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Vice Minister of Transport reported Monday that the new cable ca...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: Here’s one that’s sure to be controversial and bogged down in legal ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Mount Wellington Cable Car proposal in Hobart, Australia may be ...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: In Caracas, Venezuela, Latin America’s largest barrio, Petare, is to...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The Santubong cable car project in Malaysia is back on again. Origin...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: The London Thames Cable Car (Emirates Air Line) is suffering from po...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE: Around 60 people were stranded mid-air on Wedne...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit: This is a system we’ve not yet heard about, but apparently, there ar...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit (admittedly, not that much this week): Santiago, Chile announces an o...
Read Full ArticleA 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 dou...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: London’s Emirates AirLine announces a June 28th opening. A schedule o...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas and cable propelled transit: At only 202 meters long, Gulangyu Island’s urban ropeway system is sa...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: While the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish, British Columbia had been the fo...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: New cable car project has been announced in Sarawak, Malaysia which will s...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: An opinion article from the NY Times provides an interesting look into lif...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Here’s something I never – and I mean never – thought I’d be obligated to ...
Read Full ArticleA 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 r...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The sponsorship of the “London Cable Car” by Emirates Airlines spurs a dis...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The towers are complete and the cable has been installed on the Emirates C...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Children in China’s Guizhou province travel to school in makeshift cable c...
Read Full ArticleNote: Due to the Easter Break, the Roundup was moved from last Friday to today. We will continue with Roundups on Fridays from here on. A quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Cable car studies to connect the Cave of Hira and the Cave of Al-Thawr nea...
Read Full ArticleA 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...
Read Full ArticleA 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 Te...
Read Full ArticleA quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Originally built in 1912, the Sugarloaf Cable Car is officially a centenar...
Read Full ArticleA 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 Full ArticleLet’s take a quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit. An extremely interesting and well-thought out urban gondola pro...
Read Full ArticleTop Chef: Fine Cuisine on a Gondola Let’s take a quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit. Contestants on the popular ...
Read Full ArticleLet’s take a quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit. In Winnipeg, Canada, the city is looking at several active tran...
Read Full ArticleLet’s take a quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit. Langley, Washington is in the midst of pursuing a cable-driven ...
Read Full ArticleIt’s been a busy week here at the Gondola Project. So let’s take a quick look at some of the highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit. Congratul...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: New 3S gondola project (in Italian) is being proposed in Plose, Italy. It’s expected to connect ...
Read Full ArticleAfter yesterday’s release of the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Business Case, there were so many articles and commentaries on the project around the internet, we thought it prudent to break from our typica...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Construction begins on the BART Airport Connector in Oakland, California. The 3.2 mile elevated,...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Safety’s always a big issue when discussing the concept of using cable cars and gondolas as mass...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The Londonist gives the low down on the branding of the London Thames Cable Car (Emirates Air-Li...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The Darjeeling Ropeway in India is set to reopen this weekend after a long hiatus following a fa...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Oakland North has an interesting look at whether or not the stated job-creation benefits of the ...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: An entry in Vancouver’s re:CONNECT competition proposes a “Park-2-Park” gondola connecting False...
Read Full ArticleA 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 ma...
Read Full ArticleA couple highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The Philippine Daily Enquirer reports that the Philippines has (with little notice from the o...
Read Full ArticleA couple highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Lesson 1 – How To Shoot Yourself In The Foot (link): London Mayor Boris Johnson has release...
Read Full ArticleA couple highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit (slow week, sorry): Elected officials for ski area reject ski lifts – The Elected Officials Tr...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Cattle farmers on the remote Dursey Island in Ireland are concerned that a weight restriction on...
Read Full ArticleVarious media sources have been reporting that Makkah, Saudi Arabia has plans for 12 Urban Gondola systems throughout the city (here, here and here, for example). While that’s certainly exciting news,...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Jarrett Walker of Human Transit indulges in a little bit of “technology fetishism” by profiling ...
Read Full ArticleAs of this week, The Gondola Project will discontinue posting on Saturdays and Sundays. Recent developments and a large surge in readership have caused us to rethink our strategy and focus on high-qua...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: The summary report of the Phase II Public Consultation regarding the Burnaby Mountain Gondola is...
Read Full ArticleA 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 co...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: An ambitious urban gondola proposal for Annecy, France. Maybe too ambitious? Citizens opposed to...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit (lots of good stuff this week, by the way): The Haj Research Centre in Makkah, Saudi Arabia compl...
Read Full Article(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 co...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Gondola Transit, and Cable Propelled Transit: Inhabitat is reporting that a group called Green Gondola Campaign plans to reduce the Telluride ...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Regular Gondolas, and Cable Propelled Transit: In case you’re heading to the middle of the Pacific sometime in the future – specifically the N...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Regular Gondolas, and Cable Propelled Transit: We’re really getting spoiled here at the Gondola Project. Another gondola database is released....
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas, Cable Propelled Transit: What’s your vision of New York in 2040? This author sees gondolas! Review of the new Rio Cable Car from a layman’s pe...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: A new exhibit in London displays more details about the London Thames Cable Car. Meanwhile work begins on the Lond...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: A Chinese government-built ropeway constructed more than 4 decades ago collapsed in Nepal last week, 5 people are ...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: The Winstead Br0thers, those of the ill-fated and ill-conceived Baltimore Urban Gondola Proposal last week planned...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: Gordon Harris, CEO of the Simon Fraser University Trust, finally speaks out in support of of the Burnaby Mountain ...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: A letter to the editor at Burnaby Now suggests a hidden motivation lurking behind the controversial Burnaby Mounta...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: It appears that the London Thames Cable Car may not be ready in time for next year’s Olympic Games – an odd develo...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: Translink announces a public consultation process in regards to Vancouver’s Burnaby Mountain Gondola. It’s been re...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit (there’s lots of good stuff this week, so read on): Those who ignore history are bound to repeat it: The CBC...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit: Inspired by the new London Thames Cable Car, Whales Online argues that such technologies could be an attrac...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit: Simon Fraser University’s The Peak is reporting that Burnaby city council gives the go-ahead to the Burnaby...
Read Full ArticleA 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 finall...
Read Full ArticleA 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 Hambu...
Read Full ArticleA 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 Soc...
Read Full ArticleA 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 Jilin...
Read Full ArticleA 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 woul...
Read Full ArticleNot 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 ...
Read Full ArticleA 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 Cabl...
Read Full ArticleA 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 chea...
Read Full ArticleA 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...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola transit systems and Cable Propelled Transit: The Venezuelan Embassy in America celebrates the one year anniversary of the San Augustin Metrocabl...
Read Full ArticleA 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 co...
Read Full ArticleOn Monday, I posted a Weekly Roundup to gather up all the cable-related stories that cropped up over the holidays. That clearly threw off the schedule. So in an effort to re-establish Saturday as desi...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: The City Fix declares their piece Up, Up and Away as one of their 10 most popular posts of the year. BBC News repo...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: According to a report from Rio Times Online, it appears that Rio is planning to build a second Urban Gondola syste...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: The state governments of of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in India plan to install a ropeway to link the historic to...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: In the most ridiculous example yet of American security concerns run amok, skiers waiting to board the Steamboat S...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from the around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: London mayor Boris Johnson requests government funding for the proposed Thames Cable Car. Johnson joked that h...
Read Full Article(Note: Due to a scheduling glitch in WordPress today’s Roundup went up a day late. Sorry!) A few highlights from the around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: New York Daily News...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from the around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: PR Newswire reports that the “permit authorizing the (Roosevelt Island) tramway to open to the general public ...
Read Full ArticleA few highlights from the around the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit: The City Fix profiles Haifa, Israel’s underground Funicular, calling it the shortest subway in the world. Moun...
Read Full ArticleDespite some controversy, Korea’s Environment Ministry has decided to allow 1 or 2 new cable cars/gondolas/aerial trams in many of its national parks. An editorial likes the idea of a cable car for Ho...
Read Full ArticleOfficials with Translink in British Columbia have seven companies bidding for the business case study for the Burnaby Mountain gondola. Hopefully, these seven bidders have a better understanding of ca...
Read Full ArticleCNN Go Asia counts down the ten best ropeways in Japan. The Sentosa Island Cable Cars return from a year long hiatus. The overhaul made the vehicles more accessible to wheelchairs and strollers, added...
Read Full ArticleA few major developments this week in the world of Urban Gondolas and Cable Propelled Transit (the first three are particularly exciting!)… The Luzerner Zeitung is reporting on a proposal to link the ...
Read Full ArticleIt’s been a fairly slow week for cable, but a few interesting stories and tidbits floated out of the ether… As Vancouver’s Translink agency prepares to study a proposed gondola link between the Skytra...
Read Full ArticleThis week there’s been a slew of stories about Urban Gondolas, Aerial Ropeways and Cable Propelled Transit (CPT): Big News: CBC News, The Vancouver Sun, Burnaby Now, CTV and Coquitlam Now all report t...
Read Full ArticleLong Beach report says: City Hall (is) seeking grants from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Federal Transit Agency to fund an “alternative transportation analysis” that would identify way...
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