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CCC / CUP

•  Founded 2009

•  Over 100 years of combined experience

•  Trusted source of information for urban cable cars — The Gondola Project

Background

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Cable Transit in Cities

Cable Transit in Cities

• 150 projects projects in various stages of planning and construction

• 100+ cities exploring cable transit

• 30+ public transit aerial cable cars

Cable Transit in Cities

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London New York

Hong Kong

Berlin

Singapore

Paris Region x 14 (proposed)

Portland

Barcelona

Mexico City

La Paz

San Diego x3 (proposed)

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Urban Cable Cars

Innovations

Hon Thom – An Thoi Cable Car

•  7.9km / 3,500 pphpd / 30 passengers/cabin / 15.6 mins / 6 towers (tallest: 160m) / 2 stations / $458mm / 8.5m/s

•  Longest 3S + Longest Single Section

City Cable Car – Cable + Rail (Hybrid)

Peak 2 Peak Gondola – 1.8mi (3km) freespan

Ha Long Cable Car – 230 person double decker cabin + 620ft (188m) tower

La Paz – 21mi / 34km total (9mi / 15km today)

Advantages

•  Ecologically friendly

•  Electrically propelled

•  Small footprint

•  Safest form of transport

•  Quick installation

•  High availability and reliability

•  100% barrier free

•  Low implementation costs

•  Intermodality

Track Record of Success

•  More than 24,000 ropeways operating around the world — 14,800 installations by Doppelmayr

•  ~3,500 ropeways operating in US (2016)

•  0 deaths from lift malfunction since 1993 with 8.16 billion miles in lift rides

•  Largest ropeway manufacturers operational for 100+ years

•  Doppelmayr/Garaventa – 124 years (1893)

•  Leitner Ropeways – 129 years (1888)

•  Poma – 80 years (1937)

Clearwater Gondola

Tampa Bay Cable Transit

•  Conceptual analysis

•  Six cable transit lines explored and analyzed

•  Explore improving connections between Tampa and St Pete

•  Estimated 1/3 – 2/3 cost of conventional rapid transit

Challenges

•  Traffic congestion during peak travel seasons

•  Limited parking •  Poor alternative

transportation options •  Limited amount of beach-

front property (beach is only 3.25 miles long and 0.38 miles wide)

Challenges

•  Traffic congestion during peak travel seasons

•  Limited parking •  Poor alternative

transportation options •  Limited amount of beach-

front property (beach is only 3.25 miles long and 0.38 miles wide)

Jolley Trolley

•  Poor Level of Service •  30 min headways•  $2.25 – 5.00 / person

Parking

Coachman Park Parking

Downtown Parking

Parking

WASTED SPACE

GENERATOR OF POLLUTION DUE TO IDLING AND SEARCHING FOR SPOTS

INEFFICIENT USE OF VALUABLE LAND

Clearwater

Clearwater Cable Car

Complementary Transit

Enhance and complement existing transport modes to Clearwater Beach

Clearwater Cable Car

LENGTH: 1.9mi (3,000m)

SPEED: 15 – 20mph (7.0 – 9 m/s)

FREQUENCY: 30 - 60s

CAPACITY: 2,500 – 5,000 pphpd

TRAVEL TIME: 8 – 10 mins

ESTIMATED COST: ~ $75mm USD (±30%)

Total Travel Times

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15 – 20 mins Up to 35 – 40 mins

Total Travel Times

Measure Clearwater Cable Car

Driving Difference

Time to Find Parking + Board Cable Car (Clearwater)

5-10 0 +5-10

Travel Time Across Causeway

10 Up to 25 -15

Time to Find Parking (Beach)

0 10-15 -10-15

TOTAL TRAVEL TIME

15 – 20 Up to 35 -- 40 -20

Benefits

1.  Alleviate traffic congestion on causeway

2.  Enhance pedestrian realm3.  Serve existing and future

demand4.  Unparalleled ride experience 5.  Reduce parking constraints

and traffic on beach6.  Serve the reverse flow

Clearwater Cable Car

Reverse Flow

Predictable, Reliable & Resilient

30 – 60s cabin frequency Research shows that short wait times and predictable schedules are important to spurring transit ridership Resilient in up to 65mph winds Not subject to traffic

More Benefits

1.  Connects to Aquarium2.  Induced demand 3.  Sustainable 4.  Park Once Play5.  Can be financed by the

private sector – most cable car systems are profitable

6.  Joy of the Journey Itself

Joy of the Journey Itself

“… a means of transport whose purpose lie in opening up the beautiful countryside and in the pleasure of the journey for its own sake.” - Swiss Museum of Transport

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