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Re:Hyperloop: Pipes of Fancy by aidenn0 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @02:06AM (#24140418)
Wires than that. Most people live on the border of the cities and the nothing. Suburbs are practically designed to make mass transit expensive and slow.
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Re:Hyperloop: Pipes of Fancy by thdrdt on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:36AM (#24140885)
This is why I don't get why gondola lifts are not more popular for both people and cargo.

Maybe in cities the wind is an issue.

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Re:Hyperloop: Pipes of Fancy by robryk on Thursday August 13, 2020 @04:21AM (#24141112)
They used to be quite popular for cargo (IIUC trucks displaced them) and apparently they are becoming used again: https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/01/aerial-ropeways-auto...
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