Cable cars: Not just for ski vacations.
In La Paz, Medellín, and a half dozen cities in #France, they're being used as robust forms of urban transit.
I gave #Paris 's C1, Europe's newest (and longest) aerial tram, a test drive, and here's what I discovered:
https://www.highspeed.blog/up-where-the-air-is-clear/
Taras Grescoe 🚇
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