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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
Select Clients
Built
Proposed
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
Brest
London New York
Hong Kong
Berlin
Singapore
Paris Region x 14 (proposed)
Portland
Barcelona
Mexico City
La Paz
San Diego x3 (proposed)
Cable Transit in Cities
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Pre-1999 2000-2003 2004-2007 2008-2011 2012-Present
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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
VS
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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