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CCC / CUP Background • Founded 2009 • Over 100 years of combined experience • Trusted source of information for urban cable cars — The Gondola Project Select Clients Built Proposed Cable Transit in Cities Cable Transit in Cities • 150 projects projects in various stages of planning and construction • 100+ cities exploring cable transit • 30+ public transit aerial cable cars Cable Transit in Cities Paris Region x 14 (proposed) New York London Portland Brest Berlin Hong San Diego Barcelona Kong x3 (proposed) Mexico City Singapore La Paz Cable Transit in Cities Urban Cable Cars 25 20 15 10 Systems Built 5 0 Pre-1999 2000-2003 2004-2007 2008-2011 2012-Present Years Innovations Hon Thom – An Thoi Cable Car • 7.9km / 3,500 pphpd / 30 passengers/cabin / 15.6 mins / 6 towers (tallest: 160m) / 2 stations / $458mm / 8.5m/s • Longest 3S + Longest Single Section City Cable Car – Cable + Rail (Hybrid) Ha Long Cable Car – 230 person double decker cabin + 620ft (188m) tower Peak 2 Peak Gondola – 1.8mi (3km) La Paz – 21mi / 34km total (9mi / 15km today) freespan Advantages • Ecologically friendly • Electrically propelled • Small footprint • Safest form of transport • Quick installation • High availability and reliability • 100% barrier free • Low implementation costs • Intermodality Track Record of Success • More than 24,000 ropeways operating around the world — 14,800 installations by Doppelmayr • ~3,500 ropeways operating in US (2016) • 0 deaths from lift malfunction since 1993 with 8.16 billion miles in lift rides • Largest ropeway manufacturers operational for 100+ years • Doppelmayr/Garaventa – 124 years (1893) • Leitner Ropeways – 129 years (1888) • Poma – 80 years (1937) Clearwater Gondola Tampa Bay Cable Transit • Conceptual analysis • Six cable transit lines explored and analyzed • Explore improving connections between Tampa and St Pete • Estimated 1/3 – 2/3 cost of conventional rapid transit Challenges • Traffic congestion during peak travel seasons • Limited parking • Poor alternative transportation options • Limited amount of beach- front property (beach is only 3.25 miles long and 0.38 miles wide) Challenges • Traffic congestion during peak travel seasons • Limited parking • Poor alternative transportation options • Limited amount of beach- front property (beach is only 3.25 miles long and 0.38 miles wide) Jolley Trolley • Poor Level of Service • 30 min headways • $2.25 – 5.00 / person Parking Coachman Park Parking Downtown Parking Parking WASTED SPACE GENERATOR OF POLLUTION DUE TO IDLING AND SEARCHING FOR SPOTS INEFFICIENT USE OF VALUABLE LAND Clearwater Clearwater Cable Car Complementary Transit Enhance and complement existing transport modes to Clearwater Beach Clearwater Cable Car LENGTH: 1.9mi (3,000m) SPEED: 15 – 20mph (7.0 – 9 m/s) FREQUENCY: 30 - 60s CAPACITY: 2,500 – 5,000 pphpd TRAVEL TIME: 8 – 10 mins ESTIMATED COST: ~ $75mm USD (±30%) Total Travel Times VS 15 – 20 mins Up to 35 – 40 mins Total Travel Times Measure Clearwater Cable Driving Difference Car Time to Find Parking 5-10 0 +5-10 + Board Cable Car (Clearwater) Travel Time Across 10 Up to 25 -15 Causeway Time to Find Parking 0 10-15 -10-15 (Beach) TOTAL TRAVEL 15 – 20 Up to 35 -- 40 -20 TIME Benefits 1. Alleviate traffic congestion on causeway 2. Enhance pedestrian realm 3. Serve existing and future demand 4. Unparalleled ride experience 5. Reduce parking constraints and traffic on beach 6. Serve the reverse flow Clearwater Cable Car Reverse Flow Predictable, Reliable & Resilient 30 – 60s cabin frequency Research shows that short wait times and predictable schedules are important to spurring transit ridership Resilient in up to 65mph winds Not subject to traffic More Benefits 1. Connects to Aquarium 2. Induced demand 3. Sustainable 4. Park Once Play 5. Can be financed by the private sector – most cable car systems are profitable 6. Joy of the Journey Itself Joy of the Journey Itself “… a means of transport whose purpose lie in opening up the beautiful countryside and in the pleasure of the journey for its own sake.” - Swiss Museum of Transport Thank you .