11-05-2022, 03:24 PM
This could be a possibility for the future; apparently cheaper than light rail & they might work for all our cities .
https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/1285916...d-for-city
"The Government dumped a short-lived plan for a $785 million cycling and walking bridge, and its agency is weighing up alternatives, including dedicated ferries and buses.
While a new idea in New Zealand for urban transport, Doppelmayr has built big systems in South American cities, with a 31km network in La Paz, Bolivia, carrying more than 265,000 passengers a day.
Doppelmayr calls the technology ÔÇ£ropewaysÔÇØ, and there are differing systems, from smaller vehicles, to 78-passenger cars used in a Portland system, to a 200-seat double-decker in a Vietnamese theme park.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/1285916...d-for-city
"The Government dumped a short-lived plan for a $785 million cycling and walking bridge, and its agency is weighing up alternatives, including dedicated ferries and buses.
While a new idea in New Zealand for urban transport, Doppelmayr has built big systems in South American cities, with a 31km network in La Paz, Bolivia, carrying more than 265,000 passengers a day.
Doppelmayr calls the technology ÔÇ£ropewaysÔÇØ, and there are differing systems, from smaller vehicles, to 78-passenger cars used in a Portland system, to a 200-seat double-decker in a Vietnamese theme park.
ÔÇ£We are generally one-third the cost of light rail, one-tenth the cost of going underground, and we have a modular design which means that construction projects are very short in comparison,ÔÇØ said Garreth Hayman, the general manager of Doppelmayr Lifts NZ Ltd.
The proposed cross-harbour line could be built with 2-3 large pylons between the stations."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)