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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
• 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

Stadium Ce ntr al Station

1

Downtown Inne r Har bor

2

Har bor E ast

3

F e lls Point @ Br

• adway

4

F le e t & Boston

5

Canton

6

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

Mode Time Cost

Baltimore Gondola 14 minutes

$10 Tourist $3 Resident ALL DAY Biking 20 minutes Free UBER – Car - Taxi 15 - 45 minutes $5 - $26 per ride Water Taxi 40 minutes $14 ALL DAY Walking Up to an hour Free

T r ansit Choic e s

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

• 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

• ndon – 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

FACTS

 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

F un F a c ts

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
• So la r pa ne ls o n sta tio ns

po we r syste m

• Re duc e s ve hic ula r tra ffic
• Re duc e s po llutio n in

Che sa pe a ke Ba y

• Go ndo la s a nd tra ms a ttra c t

visito rs

• Co nne c ts a ttra c tio ns a nd

ne ig hb o rho o ds

• Bre a thta king vie ws o f Ba ltimo re

City a nd I nne r Ha rb o r

• Go ndo la la rg e ly fina nc e d

thro ug h to urism to pro vide re duc e d fa re s fo r re side nts

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

Baltimor e Gondola T e am

• T

re y Winste a d, Ba ltimo re Go ndo la F

• 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

• c a l De ve lo pe rs, Arc hite c ts a nd Pla nne rs
• Ba ltimo re City Offic ia ls
• 1st a nd 11th 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

Better Transit Stronger Tourism

WHY NOT BALTIMORE?

WHY NOT NOW?

E XPANDABL E ?

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