When I was in Dubai, conference attendees had the opportunity to cast their vote on what type of autonomous public transport they would use the most. Without hesitation, I put a peg in the wheel to show my support for Taxi and Ride sharing services and laughed a little at those with their sites on the Cable Car. Were in Dubai I thought, not Whistler or Breckinridge!
Flash forward a few days, I’m in Singapore, departing from my 80 cent metro ride, grabbing my $8 java chip Starbucks (just love collecting those stars) with my sites on a $28 round trip cable car ride to the beach. My first attempt to reach the beach the day before was an epic fail after spending 60 minutes on an open air bus only to come up short. My second attempt could not be a bust, I was all in. “Pun intended”
The 40 minute metro / cable car multimodal trip was a complete success, although a little spendy for a daily trip to the beach.
Reflecting back to Dubai, they are preparing for the 2020 Dubai World Expo which lasts 6 months. Given how fast they installed their regional elevated light rail system back in 2009, perhaps a Cable Car addition would be just right.
Enjoy the ride!