The cable car is a popular mode of transportation that is growing in popularity (not too windy anyway). The metropolis of Toulouse inaugurated its own on May 13, thus becoming the third city in France, after Brest and Saint-Denis-de-la-Reunion (but the first in size) to offer such a service, at height , to its inhabitants.
For a country like France, three cities is not enough. The network should be expanded. This is Francis Grasse, a transport specialist and author of a book about the Toulouse cable car, who has affirmed his conviction.
Toulouse launches the largest urban cable car in France, which connects the city from East to West – @Egdess pic.twitter.com/inv8ohpSX3
France was undoubtedly the leader in high-speed trains during the 1990s. However, it is still lagging behind in this mode. Many elected officials don’t know why or if they attribute only tourist virtues like Grenoble.
There are almost 400 worldwide today. The Toulouse cable car has been visited by many other French cities including Bordeaux. Alain Anziani is the president of the metropolis and has expressed his interest in the trip. He wants a cable car linking, by 2026 the Buttiniere site in Lormont at the top Quatre-Pavillons to the Cite Bordeaux wine in Bacalan.
It costs between 40 to 50 million euros and can transport more than 10,000 people per day. This is more than the capacity of Toulouse. Although it is a popular choice, the cable car cannot replace a city’s existing metro, tram, or bus network that offers high-quality service.
Five Pas-de-Calais Intermunicipalities also initiated a study on “teleported transportation” to reach Lille from their respective cities. In the Val-de-Marne, work on the cable car going from Creteil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, i.e. The cable car will be able to travel 4.5km (1.5 km more than Toulouse) and is due for commissioning in 2025.
In the city of tomorrow, the objective is to decrease the number of cars on the streets, regardless of whether they are moving or parked. Sylvain Grisot, urban planner, says that she “remains an elephant in the room”.
Can we make the future city of tomorrow a free city by promoting alternative transport modes such as walking or cycling? This idea is not novel. It is used in many cities all over the world, including thirty in France. Each election brings up the possibility of this project. This was true in both the 2021 regionals as well as the presidential election.
Experts agree that free public transport is…payable, but in medium-sized cities, the numbers are stubborn. However, this has not encouraged French citizens to give up their cars.
