Can Urban Cable Really Ease City Congestion: Michael McDaniel & Jared Ficklin at TEDxAustin

With a completely fresh take on how to curb growing traffic problems, industrial designers and insatiable problem solvers, Michael McDaniel + Jared Ficklin thoughtfully propose the use of urban cable (like the gondolas you see in the mountains) as an effective, efficient part of a multi-prong mass transit solution.
They use Austin to demonstrate how this elegantly simply idea can address the most common concerns with implementing mass transit -- among both riders and civic leaders -- and how it has the potential to connect a city in surprising ways. Follow @WireAustin to learn more.
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