@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.
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
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
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.
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.
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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.
@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.
@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
@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
@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.
@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
@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.
@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.
@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