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T HE BAL T IMORE GONDOL A Re vo lutio nizing Urb an T ranspo rtatio n

Baltimor e ’s T r ansit Woe s • Ca pa c ity e xc e e de d o n e xisting stre e t g rid • Disc onne c te d pub lic tra nsit o ptio ns • RE DL INE • Ove rly c omplic ate d • Ba sic a lly unr e liable

How It Wor ks • De ta c ha b le c a b ins • No he a dwa ys • Ca b le spe e d – 12mph • E le c tric Po we r – 800hp mo to r • Ma sts c a rry c a b le s a b o ve stre e ts • E le va te d minima listic sta tio ns

Gondola Ope ra ting Conc e pt A Go ndo la is wa iting fo r yo u

L e itne r - Poma Par tne r ship • E xc lusive Pa rtne rship • 20 ye a r re la tio nship • Ric k Spe a r, Pre side nt • T o m Clink, Ope ra tio ns • Ala in L a za rd, Spe c ia l Pro je c ts

Station Re nde r ing

1 Stadium Ce ntr al Station

2 Downtown Inne r Har bor

3 Har bor E ast

4 F e lls Point @ Br oadway

5 F le e t & Boston

6 Canton

Alte r nate Route Options • Pra tt Stre e t a s a lte rna te to ha rb o r c ro ssing • Ho wa rd to Pre side nt Stre e t • Pre side nt Stre e t • Pra tt to F le e t Stre e t • Sta tio n a t Pre side nt a nd F le e t (in lie u o f Pie r 6) • Ha rb o r Po int L ink • Co nve ntio n Ce nte r/ Sta dium to Po rt Co ving to n L ink

T r ansit Choic e s Mode Time Cost $10 Tourist Baltimore Gondola 14 minutes $3 Resident ALL DAY Biking 20 minutes Free UBER – Car - Taxi 15 - 45 minutes $5 - $26 per ride $14 Water Taxi 40 minutes ALL DAY Walking Up to an hour Free

Growing Mode rn Mode of Urba n T ra nsporta tion

Roose ve lt Isla nd (1976) Co mmute r c o nne c tio n fro m Ma nha tta n to Ro o se ve lt I sla nd 30 Millio n Ride r s sinc e o pe r atio n be gan – o nly 12,000 r e side nts o n island

Me de llin - Me tro Ca ble (2005) F irst g o ndo la in the wo rld fully de vo te d to pub lic tra nsit 15 millio n r ide r s pe r ye ar … 3 line s built… 2 unde r c o nstr uc tio n………lo c als e c static !

Portla nd Ae ria l T ra m (2006) Co nne c ting Histo ric OHSU to Wa te rfro nt Cr o sse s o ve r inte r state I-5… e xtr e me ly po pular and fun... “what a c o mmute ”…

Comple xo do Ale mã o (2011) 6 Sta tions - Bo nsuc e sso , Ade us, Ba ia na , Ale mã o , I ta ra ré / Alvo ra da a nd Pa lme ira s 2.2 Mile Ro ute … 152 Cabins… 16 Minute s

L ondon – Air L ine (2012) Ove r T ha me s Rive r Ove r 1.5 millio n r ide r s in fir st 6 mo nths

Rio de Ja ne iro (2013) “T his pro je c t ha s two ro le s. T he first is to se rve the po pula tio n o f the hill. Ano the r ro le is to a ttra c t to urists,” Rio ’ s Ma yo r E dua rdo Pa e s to ld re po rte rs. 2.1 Mile Ro ute - Ove r 30,000 r ide r s pe r day 1912

Gondola s in De ve lopme nt

Citie s Pur suing Gondolas • Ge o rg e to wn Go ndo la to Ro sslyn, VA • Ove r Po to ma c Rive r – RF P I ssue d • Chic a g o Skyline • Na vy Pie r to Mille nium Wa lk a nd Rive rWa lk • E a st Rive r Skywa y • Co nne c ts Willa msb urg , Bro o klyn to Ma nha tta n • Ba ltimo re Go ndo la • Conne c ts Canton to F e lls to Har bor E ast to Inne r Har bor to the Stadiums and Conve ntion Ce nte r

F un F a c ts  World’s safest travel mode  Most dependable form of transit  99.97% Reliability  Weather independent  Always cabins loading in every station  Raises property values near stations (TOD)  THE NEW NEW THING FACTS

ST AT ION E L E VAT ION • Ada pta b le • Visua lly a ppe a ling

ST AT ION E L E VAT ION • L ig ht • De sig ne d to fit e nviro nme nt

Susta ina ble T ra nsporta tion • • Sing le 800HP e le c tric mo to r Re duc e s ve hic ula r tra ffic • • So la r pa ne ls o n sta tio ns Re duc e s po llutio n in po we r syste m Che sa pe a ke Ba y

A NEW BALTIMORE LANDMARK BENEFITS FOR THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS One of a Kind Attra c tion while se r ving CIT Y RE SIDE NT S • • Go ndo la s a nd tra ms a ttra c t Bre a thta king vie ws o f Ba ltimo re visito rs City a nd I nne r Ha rb o r • • Co nne c ts a ttra c tio ns a nd Go ndo la la rg e ly fina nc e d ne ig hb o rho o ds thro ug h to urism to pro vide re duc e d fa re s fo r re side nts

Baltimor e Gondola T e am • T re y Winste a d, Ba ltimo re Go ndo la F o unde r • Civil E ng ine e r, Pro je c t Ma na g e r • Na te Pre tl, Ba ltimo re Go ndo la Pa rtne r • Urb a n De ve lo pme nt Pro fe ssio na l • Pe te r We rthe ime r, Busine ss • Chris Ba rnhill, Stra te g y • Ma tt T uc ke r, Co unse l

Ne xt Ste ps • De ve lo ping Pa rtne rships • T ra nsit Cho ic e s, Do wnto wn Pa rtne rship, GBC, E xe lo n, Ha rb o r Po int, L o c a l De ve lo pe rs, Arc hite c ts a nd Pla nne rs • Ba ltimo re City Offic ia ls • 1 st a nd 11 th Distric t Co unc ilma n • Ma yo r • Studie s a nd Surve ys • Upda te K itte lso n Re po rt • Ho pkins Ca re y Sc ho o l I nte rns • Gra nt Applic a tio ns

WHY NOT BALTIMORE? WHY NOT NOW? Better Transit Stronger Tourism

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