From the Archive: Cable Cars Are Changing the World
Back in 2017, I wrote a lengthy feature on cable cars - and specifically how they're a vital tool in urban planners' arsenals. I wrote the story, provided my own photography, and even designed little pixel art cable car spacers.
You can read it here:
Cable Cars Are Changing the World
On the slopes of the seven hills that surround the city of Medellín in Colombia, life is pretty good. Children play in the streets. Retirees relax in the parks. Workers bustle to and fro as street…
At the time, the city of Gothenburg was planning to build a cable car over the river in the centre of the city. Disappointingly, the project has now been shelved due to costs. Ah well, you can't win 'em all.