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The Portland Aerial Tram
The Critical Link to the Development of South Waterfront
The Portland Aerial Tram is a 3,300 linear foot aerial tram rising 500 feet over Interstate 5, the Lair Hill neighborhood, and Terwilliger Parkway and connecting OHSU and the Marquam Hill to the South Waterfront District. Construction of the Tram will be completed in fall 2006 and will serve as a catalyst for the South Waterfront redevelopment and the continued emergence of OHSU as a top-tier medical research institution. Designed by Angélil/Graham/Pfenninger/Scholland Doppelmayr-CTEC, the tram will provide approximately a 3 minute ride between the two areas, with views of Mt. Hood and Downtown Portland.
Planners project that in the first five years, the aerial tram will support about 1,500 round trips a day for activities in the OHSU Center for Health & Healing, the university's first building in the South Waterfront. Because the aerial tram is part of the public transportation system and open to the public, planners expect ridership to exceed this estimate. Twenty years from now when the South Waterfront is more mature in its development, about 5,500 OHSU-related round trips are expected each day.
The Critical Link to the Development of South Waterfront
The Portland Aerial Tram is a 3,300 linear foot aerial tram rising 500 feet over Interstate 5, the Lair Hill neighborhood, and Terwilliger Parkway and connecting OHSU and the Marquam Hill to the South Waterfront District. Construction of the Tram will be completed in fall 2006 and will serve as a catalyst for the South Waterfront redevelopment and the continued emergence of OHSU as a top-tier medical research institution. Designed by Angélil/Graham/Pfenninger/Scholland Doppelmayr-CTEC, the tram will provide approximately a 3 minute ride between the two areas, with views of Mt. Hood and Downtown Portland.
Planners project that in the first five years, the aerial tram will support about 1,500 round trips a day for activities in the OHSU Center for Health & Healing, the university's first building in the South Waterfront. Because the aerial tram is part of the public transportation system and open to the public, planners expect ridership to exceed this estimate. Twenty years from now when the South Waterfront is more mature in its development, about 5,500 OHSU-related round trips are expected each day.
Urban ropeways in Algeria: huge crowds
This year will see gondola lifts going into service in three Algerian cities1 – Constantine, Skikda and Tlemcen – as part of the public transport network.
Following the opening of the lift in Constantine at the beginning of June, the installations in Skikda and Tlemcen are scheduled to go into operation in the late fall. All three lifts are similar in terms of their construction and role. They differ only marginally in technical design, such as in the angle of the lift line. Their purpose is to act as a feeder, bringing passengers from residential areas to the city center (mid station) and commercial areas, the exception being Tlemcen, where the lift provides access to a local recreation area. In Constantine, the lift became extremely popular within a short time after completion. Despite the fact that it has initially only been operating from 9 am to 7 pm, 24,000 passengers have been carried on a daily basis. The goal is to operate a regular service between 6 am and 11 pm. (This is roughly four times the average operating hours of a winter sports installation). The operational organization is being successively expanded for this purpose. The lift company first has to train personnel and also wants to gather experience before progressing to the next stage.
Ideal for built-up areas
The rapid and wide acceptance of the lift installations is largely explained by the explosion in traffic volumes and consequent traffic jams. Moreover, an aerial ropeway provides a much simpler transport solution than road vehicles which have to wend their way through the narrow, winding streets of city centers. The urban transport company which runs the local buses, Entreprise de Transport Constantine (ETC), is responsible for operating the lift in Constantine. They are assisted by a four-man team from Garaventa consisting of three mechanics and an electrician. Garaventa also acted as general contractor for this project and organized all the civil engineering works including line structures as well as the infrastructure such as cash desk and access system.
Perfect planning
The planning was perfect. The extreme climatic conditions – which include large temperature variations between day and night as well as flying sand which acts like emery paper – are under control. The only thing that had to be retrofitted was an upgrade of the PA system as the delighted passengers wanted continuous background music. The original equipment was not designed for this purpose. To assist the solar panels, the gondolas were fitted with batteries which are recharged overnight in the stations2. In the meantime, Garaventa is already working on the next urban gondola lift project: The 15-MGD Qued Koriche is scheduled to go into service in Algiers during the course of 2009.
1) WIR Magazine No. 175, September 2007
This year will see gondola lifts going into service in three Algerian cities1 – Constantine, Skikda and Tlemcen – as part of the public transport network.
Following the opening of the lift in Constantine at the beginning of June, the installations in Skikda and Tlemcen are scheduled to go into operation in the late fall. All three lifts are similar in terms of their construction and role. They differ only marginally in technical design, such as in the angle of the lift line. Their purpose is to act as a feeder, bringing passengers from residential areas to the city center (mid station) and commercial areas, the exception being Tlemcen, where the lift provides access to a local recreation area. In Constantine, the lift became extremely popular within a short time after completion. Despite the fact that it has initially only been operating from 9 am to 7 pm, 24,000 passengers have been carried on a daily basis. The goal is to operate a regular service between 6 am and 11 pm. (This is roughly four times the average operating hours of a winter sports installation). The operational organization is being successively expanded for this purpose. The lift company first has to train personnel and also wants to gather experience before progressing to the next stage.
Ideal for built-up areas
The rapid and wide acceptance of the lift installations is largely explained by the explosion in traffic volumes and consequent traffic jams. Moreover, an aerial ropeway provides a much simpler transport solution than road vehicles which have to wend their way through the narrow, winding streets of city centers. The urban transport company which runs the local buses, Entreprise de Transport Constantine (ETC), is responsible for operating the lift in Constantine. They are assisted by a four-man team from Garaventa consisting of three mechanics and an electrician. Garaventa also acted as general contractor for this project and organized all the civil engineering works including line structures as well as the infrastructure such as cash desk and access system.
Perfect planning
The planning was perfect. The extreme climatic conditions – which include large temperature variations between day and night as well as flying sand which acts like emery paper – are under control. The only thing that had to be retrofitted was an upgrade of the PA system as the delighted passengers wanted continuous background music. The original equipment was not designed for this purpose. To assist the solar panels, the gondolas were fitted with batteries which are recharged overnight in the stations2. In the meantime, Garaventa is already working on the next urban gondola lift project: The 15-MGD Qued Koriche is scheduled to go into service in Algiers during the course of 2009.
1) WIR Magazine No. 175, September 2007
fantastiniu filmu.Idomu ka galvoja tokius dalykus bent kiek ismanantys specialistai?
tai gal tuoj i centra skris reisiniai lektuvai tai butu geriausia alternatyva politikams i seima ateiti nes kitaip imanoma tik su masina,nes neturi kitu ideju kaip moketoju pinigus durnoms idejoms isleisti
Gal imbraso kompanija gali pateikt ekonominio atsipirkimo skaičiavimus? Juk transportas kaip ne kaip - ekonominė veikla, įmest 300 mln. į stadioną ar gondolas labai smagu, bet ar to labiausiai reikia šiukšlynuose paskendusiam Vilniui, kurio autobusų ir troleibusų parkai balansuoja ant nemokumo ribos?
Zuoko idėjos su tramvajumi Gedimino prospekte atrodė logiškiau - žmonės atvažiuoja iki centro, mašinas palieka, po centrą važiuoja viešuoju transportu. Ką išspręs gondolos su savo 150 žmonių pajėgumu - neaišku. Pamenu kaip imbrasas prieš kokį pusmetį pats painiojosi per interviu televizijai skaičiuodamas pajėgumus.
Zuoko idėjos su tramvajumi Gedimino prospekte atrodė logiškiau - žmonės atvažiuoja iki centro, mašinas palieka, po centrą važiuoja viešuoju transportu. Ką išspręs gondolos su savo 150 žmonių pajėgumu - neaišku. Pamenu kaip imbrasas prieš kokį pusmetį pats painiojosi per interviu televizijai skaičiuodamas pajėgumus.
Ar ne geriau būtų prie lyno pririštas, d
Juk tada ir elektros energijos nereikėtų.
..jo, solo variantas geriausas!!:D)))))))
o kur povandenines raketos, galetu issprest transporto problema is antakalnio i centra ir toliau
psakant pavarde iniciatoriaus konkreciai nusako visa teksta ;) galejo ir neishsiplesti
palaikau visas sitas idejas ,o visi kritikai eina na... per tokius supistus kritikus tik kaimu galim likt...
Vilniaus valdžia svajonių dėl gondolų ir magnetu skriejančių taksi neišsižada