How does the Red Line relate to the “gondola” study that appeared in the newspaper?
The following is excerpted from a Baltimore Sun article published on December 31, 2006: “The $35 million, privately funded (gondola) system would carry eight-passenger cable cars from the Baltimore Convention Center to the western edge of Fells Point, with two stops along the way – one at the World Trade Center and the other at Pier Six. At 12 mph, the trip would take about seven minutes. A day pass would cost $7.” The purpose of this system is to connect major tourist attractions on both sides of the Inner Harbor and is likely to be a tourist attraction itself. It does not aim to solve or address regional transportation issues. The two systems would not compete for passengers and could complement each other because they serve different parts of the downtown market. For example, a Red Line passenger may get off at the Inner Harbor East station and take the gondola to the World Trade Center or the Convention Center.
