Each winter, one million people use the five-mile frozen stretch of the Rideau Canal that passes through the center of Ottawa. Shelters, chalets and access ramps for maintenance vehicles are installed to ensure the safety of commuters.
Rideau Skateway (Ottawa, Canada) —
Each winter, one million people use the five-mile frozen stretch of the Rideau Canal that passes through the center of Ottawa. Shelters, chalets and access ramps for maintenance vehicles are installed to ensure the safety of commuters.
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This urban gondola connects Roosevelt Island with the Upper East Side of Manhattan. More than 26 million people have taken the three-minute journey since the tram opened in 1976.
Roosevelt Island Tramway (New York) —
This urban gondola connects Roosevelt Island with the Upper East Side of Manhattan. More than 26 million people have taken the three-minute journey since the tram opened in 1976.
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Residents of the Bolivian city of El Alto no longer have to brave the gridlocked road leading to La Paz below. Every hour, 11,000 passengers make the seven-mile journey, paying 44 cents each.
Teleférico La Paz (La Paz, Bolivia) —
Residents of the Bolivian city of El Alto no longer have to brave the gridlocked road leading to La Paz below. Every hour, 11,000 passengers make the seven-mile journey, paying 44 cents each.
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Although more tourists than locals now use this unusual form of transport, visitors to Madeira can still see the odd businessman being guided on wicker toboggans down the city's hills to work.
Wicker toboggan ride (Funchal, Madeira, Portugal) —
Although more tourists than locals now use this unusual form of transport, visitors to Madeira can still see the odd businessman being guided on wicker toboggans down the city's hills to work.
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This 800-meter-long Hong Kong escalator is the longest covered escalator in the world. It takes 20 minutes to complete the journey, but the escalator goes in only one direction -- down in the morning and up in the evening.
Central Mid-Levels Escalator (Hong Kong) —
This 800-meter-long Hong Kong escalator is the longest covered escalator in the world. It takes 20 minutes to complete the journey, but the escalator goes in only one direction -- down in the morning and up in the evening.
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The Walberswick is the UK's only remaining rowed ferry. The boat is operated by one rower and carries 11 people, each of whom pay around 50 cents to make the five-minute journey.
The Walberswick ferry (Suffolk, UK) —
The Walberswick is the UK's only remaining rowed ferry. The boat is operated by one rower and carries 11 people, each of whom pay around 50 cents to make the five-minute journey.
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Cyclists in Trondheim, Norway, don't need to rely on pedal power to get them up the city's steepest hill. The Cyclocable allows riders to position themselves at the bottom of the lift and press a button. A footplate emerges, cyclists place their right foot on the footplate and keep their left foot on the pedal.
The CycloCable —
Cyclists in Trondheim, Norway, don't need to rely on pedal power to get them up the city's steepest hill. The Cyclocable allows riders to position themselves at the bottom of the lift and press a button. A footplate emerges, cyclists place their right foot on the footplate and keep their left foot on the pedal.
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