In regions as diverse and different from each other as South America, Asia, and Europe; public transit is seen as a human right and a public necessity. In Colombia, the Medellín Metrocable (urban cable car transit system) allows those who live further outside the city (and at higher elevations in the hills and mountains) to access job opportunities in the downtown part of the city; when walking would be more inaccessible and take hours.
At the same time, some of California’s most innovative transit, including the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, caters primary to tourists, and could not be used for any sort of commuting. Could cable cars be built and used to shorten the commute for some U.S. residents and even provide increased access to the local enconomy and resources in certain mountainous communities?