By 2025, commuters near the Paris suburb of Creteil should have a new way to get to work: the French capital’s first-ever public transit gondola. The new aerial tramway, which cleared its pre-construction feasibility studies this week, will be called Cable A, and will link several outlying but populous neighborhoods in Paris’ southeastern suburbs to the terminus of Metro line 8. — Bloomberg CityLab
Cable A will travel a distance of 2.8 miles with five stations along its route. It was first proposed in 2008 as a cheaper and more practical alternative to conventional transit lines, which would require extensive engineering at the site. The gondola only needs space for the pillars that support the cables, which would keep the project’s cost at $149 million. In addition, because it’s powered by electricity, it won’t immediately contribute to local air pollution or emissions.
Despite some pushback from locals concerned about compromised privacy due to the presence of aerial transport, Bloomberg CityLab notes that this could be a final-mile solution that makes traditional transit more accessible. And, Cable A isn’t alone. It is reported that another five aerial tram plans are currently being considered for the Greater Paris Region.
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