West Seattle SkyLink 🚡

Connect West Seattle via gondola

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@GrantSlatton @swyftcities @urbanistvc @lmtnews And a transit agency who is focused on rail construction rather than selecting the best mode based on requirements. Seattle will end up spending 5x as much for less frequent transit.

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Yes, we need more transit in various forms https://t.co/M6OucMErZi

[Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne]

Stephen Colbert suggests we use these emojis more often! This transit nerd approves!

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Los Angeles is moving forward with their gondola while Sound Transit refuses to even consider gondolas for Seattle's hills.

[LA ART @LAART_gondola]

The proposed LA ART route will be able to move up to 5,000 people per hour per direction. The travel time end-to-end is only seven minutes. That's quick, fast, efficient, with striking views of Elysian Park and Los Angeles. #aerialtransit #zeroemissions #eastla

[LA ART @LAART_gondola]

The proposed LA ART route will be able to move up to 5,000 people per hour per direction. The travel time end-to-end is only seven minutes. That's quick, fast, efficient, with striking views of Elysian Park and Los Angeles. #aerialtransit #zeroemissions #eastla

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Los Angeles Metro voted to approve the EIS and to proceed with building their first urban gondola line. https://t.co/KS2Hjf5gra

[StreetsblogLA @StreetsblogLA]

Public comment was cut-off - and Bass asked for a combined vote on items 12 (gondola EIR) and 12.1 (Solis community benefits motion). Both approved 11-0 with Supervisor Hahn abstaining.

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Los Angeles is about to build a gondola for zero emissions transit - and Seattle? It plans to generate 614,000 tons of carbon for the construction of a $4b light rail extension which require multiple transfers and increase travel time to downtown.
https://t.co/md3PA3sKI6

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@khoven Congrats, Kirk, looking forward for TCC having an even stronger voice!

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@jazzyspraxis @TheArchitectAce Gondola lines have been proposed to connect Belltown with CapHill. We have proposed it as a simpler way to deal with West Seattle hills than building another bridge over the Duwamish and up the Junction.

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@Spottnik Let's preserve our existing old growth canopy by building a gondola to West Seattle instead of taking down the northern portion of the Duwamish Greenbelt - sacred lands of the Duwamish tribe.

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@MikeLindblom @Steve_Tornes We would hope the same applies to the West Seattle SkyLink

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@MikeLindblom An aerial gondola lift does not get effected by problems on the ground. Utah just just decided to build one. So could West Seattle. https://t.co/igYTaJYt1y

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@the_transit_guy SkyLink is advocating to build a gondola lift soon rather than building huge light rail guideways across a river and up the hills for $3-4b later which would destroy hausing, small business and greenspaces

[Lift Blog @liftblog]

On the blog: @UDOTcottonwoods Selects Gondola for Little Cottonwood Canyon https://t.co/5PigZrvkpk

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@AnnaZivarts How about an urban gondola between Rainier Beach and it's Link station? It would connect the 7 with Link at high frequency without having to redirect the 7.

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@riveraforrenton @wsdot @KCCouncil @kcexec Rather than spending a lot of money on West Seattle with limited ridership increase, how about serving Renton and increasing SeaTac capacity/frequency ? https://t.co/fqyQ6ePqjX

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@Sea_Crosswalks @bikeref58 @MinusPeach We propose to use light rail and gondolas where it makes sense:

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@DCNewLiberals For short distances the numbers of doors per rider is very important. The more doors, the faster people can get on/off. The Roosevelt tram car can carry 2x125 people but only has two doors. The proposed gondola would have 26 cars/doors for 26x10 people, much easier to board.

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@pacific_zephyr @EvanJSexton If you run the trains throughout the night the trains can handle it, but buses don't. A gondola does not need to be operated during the night to deal with snow.

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@pushtheneedle Legos?
Just like Legos gondolas are mostly prefabricated therefore can be erected for about a tenth of the cost of rail projects and at lower carbon footprint, too

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@typewriteralley @KingCountyMetro May be inspired by the Seattle Center gondola: https://t.co/pu3X9KmXMh (still running at Puyallup fair btw)