Gondola Stations as urban transportation option?

[Dariusb]

Originally Posted by chowhou

Here in Vancouver a long time ago we decided to build a university literally on the top of a local mountain and students and faculty have been paying the price ever since when it snows (and just generally burning oil and brake pads going up and down in cars and busses). It's now official that we're going to be building a direct gondola connection from the closest Skytrain station to the top of the mountain in what seems like the biggest no-brainer transit project in the region. The biggest hurdle we found during public consultation here were NIMBYs complaining about people looking down on them but luckily it seems like they didn't stand a chance. Other cities would probably have to tackle this issue as well. For any city where the topography demands transit at significant grades, gondolas seem like they make a lot of sense. For transit in relatively flat areas, why not just build a train or have dedicated bus lanes?

Burnaby Mountain Gondola project site.



Image from: CTV News

Good thing the NIMBY'S didn't get their way.