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🚡 Canadian Cities Look to Gondolas to Help with Gridlock

Rush hour traffic has become so unbearable that some Canadian cities are taking cues from ski resorts.

What happened:
Cities across Canada — including Burnaby, B.C., Red Deer, Alberta, and Oshawa, Ontario — are planning to build gondola systems integrated into their public transit networks.
• Burnaby’s proposed cable car would connect Vancouver’s SkyTrain to Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Mountain campus, enabling around 25,000 weekday trips.

Catch-up:
Internationally, gondolas have proven successful:
• La Paz, Bolivia’s cable car network moves 34,000 people per hour.
• Portland’s aerial tram carries 9,000 riders daily.
• Cities like Toulouse and Paris also use them as part of their public transit.

• In Toronto, ranked third-worst for traffic congestion globally, gondolas could speed commuters to transit hubs like GO stations without driving.

#IOTA
#SmartCities
#UrbanMobility
#SustainableCities
#CityInnovation
#Burnaby
#Vancouver

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🚡 Canadian Cities Look to Gondolas to Help with Gridlock

Rush hour traffic has become so unbearable that some Canadian cities are taking cues from ski resorts.

What happened:
Cities across Canada — including Burnaby, B.C., Red Deer, Alberta, and Oshawa, Ontario — are planning to build gondola systems integrated into their public transit networks.
• Burnaby’s proposed cable car would connect Vancouver’s SkyTrain to Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Mountain campus, enabling around 25,000 weekday trips.

Catch-up:
Internationally, gondolas have proven successful:
• La Paz, Bolivia’s cable car network moves 34,000 people per hour.
• Portland’s aerial tram carries 9,000 riders daily.
• Cities like Toulouse and Paris also use them as part of their public transit.

• In Toronto, ranked third-worst for traffic congestion globally, gondolas could speed commuters to transit hubs like GO stations without driving.

#IOTA
#SmartCities
#UrbanMobility
#SustainableCities
#CityInnovation
#Burnaby
#Vancouver

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