| Mexico City Proposes Gondola-Like Apparatus as Alternate Public Transportation David Rogers - Global Construction Review | |
| go to original March 3, 2016 |
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Mexico City planners are hoping a new energy-efficient public transit system that resembles a ski gondola will alleviate the city’s notorious gridlock. (CCTV America)
A novel solution to Mexico City’s dysfunctional public transport system has been proposed by the city’s science department: a system of urban ski-lifts that takes travelers above the streets.
The idea involves erecting a network of monorails along which gondolas containing up to two people run.
Passengers can select their destination with the help of a computerised system that can switch the gondolas from one track to another.
The scheme, called Transporte Urbano Elevado Personalizado (TUEP), has received initial funding from the Mexico City government.
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