North Texas cities have until the end of 2024 to submit proposals for the gondola system, and Swyft Cities plans to pick its pilot location by mid-2025.
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It is a universally acknowledged truth that roads in Dallas-Fort Worth are a bit congested. And it’s likely to get worse, given population projections.
One technology company thinks the solution to traffic may be above ground — way above ground.
An autonomous elevated cable and rail system akin to gondolas, known as Whoosh, could be coming to one of five North Texas cities as part of a pilot program aimed at providing greater local connectivity and alleviating a bit of traffic in the Metroplex.
California-based Swyft Cities is the company behind the proposed system of on-demand, elevated trams. City leaders from Dallas, Plano, Arlington, Frisco and DeSoto have …