ST. PETERSBURG — St. Petersburg is going for the unconventional and fanciful: gondolas.
Tampa chose a more earthbound approach: infusing projects with gadgetry.
Both cities are among 70 applicants vying for the $40 million “Smart City Challenge” federal grant that emphasizes alternative and innovative transportation.
Close on the heels of Clearwater’s flirtation with a mode of transportation commonly associated with amusement parks or the Alps, St. Petersburg’s application dubs its sky-crawling proposal Aerial Cable Propelled Transit.
But, we’re talking gondolas, which raises the question: Really?