Fly: Before the 2012 Olympic Games, the city of London will introduce a new transit corridor between sporting arenas. But this one will soar above the city roads, transporting amateur sports fans via a cable-car network intended to reduce traffic during the event. Cable cars are gaining popularity as a transit option after years of use in South America. The city of Jakarta recently announced plans to have a cable car system operating by next year. The city of Medellin, Colombia, first introduced cable cars in 2006 to cut commute times by as much as two hours. The cars are ideal for transporting people over steep or muddy terrain where the construction of roads is difficult, and are generally used to connect poorer neighbourhoods to the downtown core. Brazil’s government plans to use the gondolas to connect the sprawling shanty towns to the centre of Rio.
Cities get creative with solutions for traffic congestion woes
SIRI AGRELL and MURAT YUKSELIR
The Globe and Mail Published Sunday, Aug. 21 2011, 11:39 PM EDT
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