Urban cable cars are also on the rise globally, as a green transport solution for traffic-clogged cities, especially in Latin America. Immoos / Neighborhood Production ...

Cable cars look like the Toonerville Trolley, have open sides with seats facing out (which bothers women with short skirts on San Francisco’s frequent gusty days).

Medellin, Colombia, has built a multi-line Metrocable network of aerial tramways, or cable cars, that cost $71 million and today carries 16 million riders. Latin America has been urbanizing with ...