A new aerial gondola project is set to revitalize Montreal’s tourism industry. The Montreal Aerial Gondola, with the cooperation of the City of Montreal, the Jean Drapeau Park Corporation and the Old Port Corporation, will inject an additional $120 million of annual visitor spending into the city’s tourism sector.
A people-friendly, one of a kind transit system, the Montreal Aerial Gondola will eliminate thousands of vehicles from surrounding roadways and bridges – significantly reducing congestion and pollution. The 7 minute ride will easily, conveniently and cost-effectively connect Quai Jacques Cartier in the Old Port and Ile Notre Dame in Jean Drapeau Park. Visitors and Montrealers alike will experience spectacular, never-before seen views of our beautiful city, river and islands.
The opening of the Montreal Aerial Gondola is projected for summer 2010 and will debut the first of 3 million round trips to take place annually. The Montreal Aerial Gondola can transport 5,000 one-way passengers per hour, with gondola cabins arriving and departing every 12 seconds. These numbers show that the Montreal Aerial Gondola is an efficient people mover – without vehicles.
The Montreal Aerial Gondola: Highlight Points
Montreal Aerial Gondola as a massive revenue generator – the Montreal Aerial Gondola will become the city’s new economic driving force. In its first year of operation, and every year thereafter, the Montreal Aerial Gondola will generate $120 million in new visitor spending – more than the tourist spending of the Montreal Grand Prix and the Montreal Jazz Festival combined. Furthermore, the Montreal Aerial Gondola will generate more than $285 million worth of new economic activity in the province of Quebec, and create more than 3,000 new jobs.
Montreal Aerial Gondola as a tourist attraction – the Montreal Aerial gondola is destined to become a world-class landmark, as famous as the Eiffel Tower, CN Tower and London Eye, attracting local, national and international visitors of all ages for many years to come. In addition to providing a new and exciting link between Montreal’s main tourist destinations, the Montreal Aerial Gondola will complement the city’s existing festivals and tourist events.
Montreal Aerial Gondola as a traffic reliever – beyond introducing a new, forward-thinking transportation alternative to the city, the Montreal Aerial Gondola will reduce the pressure on Montreal’s highway and bridge systems and help alleviate congestion and parking problems in Old Montreal, the Old Port and Jean Drapeau Park.
Montreal Aerial Gondola as green transportation – the silent, electrically powered environmentally friendly Montreal Aerial Gondola will reduce greenhouse gases by more than 8,000 metric tons annually – the equivalent of that generated by 1,000 cars driving around the world each year.
Montreal Aerial Gondola as a transportation alternative - the Montreal Aerial Gondola’s ability to accommodate 5,000 passengers per hour, operate year round, and move people between the Old Port and Ile Notre Dame in Jean Drapeau Park, without a vehicle, makes it an appealing transportation alternative for visitors and Montrealers alike.
Montreal Aerial Gondola as a prestige project – as a result of the announcement, construction, opening and long term operation of the Montreal Aerial gondola, Montreal will attract local, national and international media attention that will highlight Montreal’s visionary approach to solving transportation issues in an environmentally friendly way and position Montreal as a world leading green destination.
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