No green light for gondolas above the streets of Austin
Austinites who were looking forward to making their commute via gondola might be out of luck.
After reviewing an analysis of the Wire One Austin urban gondola proposal, the city of Austin, Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority and Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority concluded Friday that they won’t move forward with planning such an unconventional mode of transit.
“We’re not saying that it has no future or has no role in Austin’s mobility,” said Todd Hemingson, Capital Metro’s vice president of strategic planning and development. “But we are essentially saying that … there’s more work to be done before it could really be considered.”
The proposal pitched last year by Argodesign would consist of an 8-mile, 19-stop line on South First Street running from Slaughter Lane, crossing Lady Bird Lake, then following Guadalupe Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A rough estimate puts the price tag between $290 million and $550 million.
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