A Madagascar cable car spotted in the wild today. (Squint and you'll see it.) Still not operational. Still not what 95% of Malagasy need – water, electricity, sidewalks, bike lanes. But...

chatting with 2 Canadian tourists on the cable car, I apologized for the country and told them I was trying to buy as many Canadian goods as possible.
The wife says people have been apologizing to us everywhere today, people in this city are lovely.
The husband says, there's really nothing you can do.
I say, as soon as there is something I can do, I will do it
#resist #USA #Canada #SanFrancisco #CableCar

Who knew #Toulouse has a #CableCar ?

Here for work for a few days, and even managed to get into town for a wander around and dinner. Amazing #FoisGras and #Cassoulet at #RestaurantEmile !

No Backup Camera

#SFMuni #CableCar decorated for #LunarNewYear/#ChineseNewYear.

"Negotiating the Climatization of the Glacial Stratum. A Study of #LaGrave #CableCar Third Section Development Project"

> Although the territory seems to be closely tied to the cable car and the #glacier, the conflict provides the opportunity to explore alternative approaches to rearranging in response to an uncontrollable and disaggregating glacier stratum.

Published in the special issue "Yet Another Transition? Mountain Areas’ #Conflicts and Trajectories Facing Socio-Ecological Changes":
https://journals.openedition.org/rga/12850

#RegionalPlanning #Alps #mountain #FrenchAlps #ClimateChange

ping @geography@a.gup.pe @geography@mstdn.social

What I liked the most about Brest is the friendly people and the surreal atmosphere, a city like no another in France, full of history and youth energy, the mixture of industrial and nature, the public signs written in french and Breton. Makes me want to see more of Brittany. The cable car was fun #bretagne #Brittany #CableCar #brest #france
https://youtu.be/5_MBCTASDX4?si=E9LqL8CLxr54wNRc

Today, I experienced the Cablebús Line 2 in Mexico City alongside @eta_kivilih. This cable car route provides a striking aerial view of Iztapalapa, a bustling district known for its dense population. Gliding at about 20 km/h, the journey offers a serene escape from the usual urban congestion, presenting a scenic panorama of the city below. All this for just 7 pesos per ride—a small price for such a unique perspective.

I enjoyed building Lego San Francisco but I'm no longer certain that the cable cars are represented on the incline.

Also I didn't know previously that 555 California is one of Trump's largest real estate investments.

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/san-francisco-21043

This PDF: https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2023/90015.pdf
...seems to show that SF Muni has better farebox recovery on cable cars (nearly 26%!) than "Street Car Rail" (presumably the historic F Line), and that buses are superior to light rail.

I'm intrigued by these numbers, but I suppose cost per passenger mile is probably a more useful measure, and I'm having trouble figuring out which section has that information.

(PDF link from this @MLNow article: https://missionlocal.org/2024/12/muni-stands-to-be-eviscerated-but-this-would-eviscerate-san-francisco/ — relevant section in the PDF for farebox recovery seems to be the "Operating Expense Detail" section in the bottom left of page 2)

Tomorrow, 2.5 years after construction begin, the first two sections of the new cablecar between Stechelberg and Birg is taken into operation (Stechelberg-Mürren and Mürren-Birg). The last section (Birg-Schilthorn/Piz Gloria) will follow in March.

In German:

https://www.thunertagblatt.ch/schilthornbahn-jetzt-faehrt-die-neue-luftseilbahn-nach-muerren-697762545812

Retrotechtacular: 1980s Restoration of San Francisco’s Cable Car System - The cable car system of San Francisco is the last manually operated cable car syst... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/11/retrotechtacular-1980s-restoration-of-san-franciscos-cable-car-system/ #transportationhacks #retrotechtacular #cabletram #cablecar #history

Today's historic #photo of the day: Exactly 35 years ago today, San Francisco #cablecar no 10 in Hyde St near Washington St, San Francisco, USA, October 23 1989.

This is a one-way section with a dead-end siding at left that as far as I can tell, is part of a convoluted route for California Street cars to run to and from the car barn. The siding, which runs for a couple of blocks, shares one rail with the Powell and Hyde line, with both sides of that rail being the inner edge for one track.

A bit of Rice-A-Roni cheer on a gloomy day

Watercolor and ink

Okay, Madagascar. That's cool. Can we have bike lanes and sidewalks now?

via Xitter: @africanews