Thaths wrote:
On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 11:33 AM Heather Madrone
wrote:
Thaths wrote:
True, but I would not classify it as Mass or Rapid. Can you imagine a
cable car system being able to deal with the NJ-NY traffic?
Cable cars might replace some of the local surface transport in much the
same
On 12-May-2016, at 8:57 AM, Thaths wrote:
>
> Heather, I used to live in San Francisco. In my many years of living there
> I took the cable car twice. Both occasions were weekends. Once purely to
> experience the cable car ride and once as a means of getting around.
>
> I have walked past the Ma
On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 11:33 AM Heather Madrone
wrote:
> Thaths wrote:
> > True, but I would not classify it as Mass or Rapid. Can you imagine a
> > cable car system being able to deal with the NJ-NY traffic?
>
> Cable cars might replace some of the local surface transport in much the
> same wa
And hk has trams that run on a fixed schedule, dirt cheap. You could walk
there faster though if not for hk traffic.
You need nice straight lines for longish distances is all. And roads broad
enough to allow traffic on either side.
--srs
> On 12-May-2016, at 7:03 AM, Heather Madrone wrote:
Thaths wrote:
On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 6:42 AM Jude Britto wrote:
I'm not sure if this is common knowledge, but NYC has a working cable car
system connecting Manhattan to Roosevelt island.
The cars can apparently take 110 people, but they make only 115 trips a
day.
True, but I would not clas
On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 6:42 AM Jude Britto wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is common knowledge, but NYC has a working cable car
> system connecting Manhattan to Roosevelt island.
> The cars can apparently take 110 people, but they make only 115 trips a
> day.
>
True, but I would not classify it a
The view from the cable cars in the evening and nightime are quite pretty too
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vinayakh/albums/72157634860221640
That, the Highline Park and 5-points Graffiti were some of the unique
experiences in NYC.
-- Vinayak
On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 2:12 AM, Jude Britto wrote:
I'm not sure if this is common knowledge, but NYC has a working cable car
system connecting Manhattan to Roosevelt island.
The cars can apparently take 110 people, but they make only 115 trips a
day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Island_Tramway
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/realestat
The Mumbai local train system, for example, carries 7.5 million
people daily.
One possible major issue: maintenance.
I get the impression the local ski resorts spend a good deal of time
and materials on gondola maintenance, and it stands to reason that
(a) inspection, before anything happe
On 8 May 2016 at 13:32, Shenoy N wrote:
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> >
> > Aerial Tramways. Mumbai has no room for 1 and 2. Hills are not required,
> Thaths, it's just that cable cars are usually seen in hilly places because
> of the difficulty and cost involved in building roads there.
>
> Mumbai has a LOT of encroachme
Thaths wrote:
I am not convinced that such cable cars are scalable, desirable or
efficient for mass public transit. Take the biggest cities in the world:
Shanghai, Lagos, Beijing, Moscow, Delhi, Istanbul, Tokyo, New York, etc.
The megacities that are not nightmares to commute in are ones which h
Udhay Shankar N wrote:
Looks like an interesting engineering (and social) challenge, even with
the various components being generally available. Let me know if you need a
referral to someone with experience in this field.
Did the Almighty Rodent do something in this space, Bruce?
Certainly
I am not convinced that such cable cars are scalable, desirable or
efficient for mass public transit. Take the biggest cities in the world:
Shanghai, Lagos, Beijing, Moscow, Delhi, Istanbul, Tokyo, New York, etc.
The megacities that are not nightmares to commute in are ones which have a
well-functi
I'm also thinking that Mumbai's famous acidic sea breeze may cause more
than average wear and tear on the single point of failure Bruce mentioned.
I worry about the damage if something falls, especially because everywhere
below is already over utilized.
On Mon, May 9, 2016, 08:45 Udhay Shankar N
On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 7:18 AM, Bruce A. Metcalf
wrote:
>
> Looks like an interesting engineering (and social) challenge, even with
> the various components being generally available. Let me know if you need a
> referral to someone with experience in this field.
Did the Almighty Rodent do some
On 05/08/2016 04:02 AM, Shenoy N wrote:
Does Mumbai have the hills for a cable car system?
Aerial Tramways.
The aerial cable car system seems perfect for this city. But there ARE some
obvious problems.
1. The capacity of a cable car is about 12 people.
I've been on aerial tramways with a
On 8 May 2016 at 02:55, Bruce A. Metcalf wrote:
> On 05/07/2016 04:38 PM, Thaths wrote:
>
>> On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 1:24 AM Shenoy N wrote:
>>
>> The other day I was in a meeting with some automotive type people to help
>>> a
>>> friend find products to sell to car companies and a German gent, w
On 05/07/2016 04:38 PM, Thaths wrote:
On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 1:24 AM Shenoy N wrote:
The other day I was in a meeting with some automotive type people to help a
friend find products to sell to car companies and a German gent, who was
there to sell technologies, sprang a cable car rapid transpo
On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 1:24 AM Shenoy N wrote:
> The other day I was in a meeting with some automotive type people to help a
> friend find products to sell to car companies and a German gent, who was
> there to sell technologies, sprang a cable car rapid transport system on us
>
>
Does Mumbai hav
The other day I was in a meeting with some automotive type people to help a
friend find products to sell to car companies and a German gent, who was
there to sell technologies, sprang a cable car rapid transport system on us
They've spoken to Gadkari, it seems, who is extremely enthusiastic, and a
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