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Whoosh around town - Lilith7 - 12-09-2024
An idea to deal with heavy traffic, pods suspended above streets. It could perhaps work, they have similar things in some countries.
An American firm is currently funding one in Queenstown, should be interesting to see how it goes. I wonder if they'd also work in Auckland, perhaps as an alternative to the harbour bridge.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/527729/whoosh-around-town-transport-pilot-features-gondola-like-pods
RE: Whoosh around town - king1 - 12-09-2024
good idea that... as long as they can find the space and the NIMBY's don't find out about it
RE: Whoosh around town - nzoomed - 12-09-2024
There was a similar proposal made here in Tauranga called skycabs, but it never eventuated.
Might be more practical in Queenstown where its a busy tourist hotspot, could also have applications in getting people up to their skifields.
RE: Whoosh around town - Lilith7 - 12-09-2024
There are also suspension rail trains, but only in Germany & Japan.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/wuppertal-schwebebahn-suspension-railway-germany/index.html
There are also elevated railways which we could eventually look at perhaps.
https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2019/10/30/elevated-lines/