[John F]

I pitched this idea (not formally) once with the city of Clearwater, Florida... The Sky Gondola concept, that is (I also formally chased the ferry idea but didn't get much support from those I talked to). In the case of Clearwater, this would be a downtown-to-beach means of transit for the tourists (and residents). There is a crunch on parking on Clearwater beach and instead of encouraging more people to drive (which they did by building a new span of the Memorial Causeway Bridge) they need to encourage people to park downtown and take another means to the beach.

Though downtown lacks hotels, much as Clearwater Beach of current does as well. The point is the Sky Gondola concept can work but it has to be done in the right location, under the correct circumstances.