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1977 · #**3101** Posted **May 7, 2018, 6:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by edwards

Anyone else disappointed by the super simplistic design of the gondola?

Yep.

pseudolus · #**3102** Posted **May 7, 2018, 7:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by edwards

Anyone else disappointed by the super simplistic design of the gondola?

I wish they'd stuck with the funicular.

cv94117 · #**3103** Posted **May 7, 2018, 7:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by pseudolus

I wish they'd stuck with the funicular.

Either of them seem to me to be cheesy gimmicky ideas, although I agree that the gondola looks really cheap. And the area where it sets down in the plaza is too big, boxy and ugly - really disrupts the open space and what it could be.

rocksteady · #**3104** Posted **May 7, 2018, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by cv94117

Either of them seem to me to be cheesy gimmicky ideas, although I agree that the gondola looks really cheap. And the area where it sets down in the plaza is too big, boxy and ugly - really disrupts the open space and what it could be.

I predict it will be broken down, tagged, scratched up, or smelling of piss before too long. Such an expensive gimmick that will only carry a single rider up and down at a time.

timbad · #**3105** Posted **May 13, 2018, 10:37 AM**

on the north side of 181 Fremont, what I think is the Muni section is coming together

it was a pleasure to be able to walk through on the east side of Fremont for the first time in... years?

north side

viewguysf · #**3106** Posted **May 21, 2018, 6:36 AM**

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timbad · #**3107** Posted **May 22, 2018, 5:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by edwards

Anyone else disappointed by the super simplistic design of the gondola?

yes, but lo! it now sports a logo and company mascots. sigh.

timbad · #**3108** Posted **May 22, 2018, 5:08 AM**

the east end feels imposing and deserving of respect when walking past, to me. the previous building certainly didn't, and I'm vaguely hopeful this will keep it cleaner and better-maintained.

edwards · #**3109** Posted **May 22, 2018, 6:39 AM**

^ the mascots are probably just there for the grand opening of the tower tomorrow

timbad · #**3110** Posted **Jun 6, 2018, 5:57 AM**

what if we got an elegant stair up to the park from here?

otherwise, generally looking more like a finished product...

... and the plaza

Jerry of San Fran · #**3111** Posted **Jun 9, 2018, 11:43 PM**

Gondola - agree with you all, the box on a cable is not cool. I've seen ice cubes with more character! An escalator would have been more desireable. I have no doubt an escalator would be much faster. I can imagine how long it will takee for the contraption to make a round trip. And if crowded wait, wait and wait.

viewguysf · #**3112** Posted **Jun 10, 2018, 8:04 AM**

There will be multiple alternative ways to get up to the park, so it shouldn’t be a problem, even though the box does look clunky.

Pedestrian · #**3113** Posted **Jun 10, 2018, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

Gondola - agree with you all, the box on a cable is not cool. I've seen ice cubes with more character! An escalator would have been more desireable. I have no doubt an escalator would be much faster. I can imagine how long it will takee for the contraption to make a round trip. And if crowded wait, wait and wait.

My impression has always been that this is supposed to be like cable cars in the modern world: Clunky and wierd but fun.

If you want an escalator, just go inside where I'm sure there will be several.