Best idea in the Boston area in 2017: An aerial gondola!

An idea for an aerial gondola from an elevated platform next to South Station to Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park in the Seaport District about a mile away was the No. 1 idea put forward in the Boston area in 2017, according to Curbed Boston readers.

Thanks to all who voted.

Here are the four runners-up in order of their vote tallies (the gondola idea, which is closer than you might think, garnered 47 percent of the poll).

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Build more housing

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↑ This blockbuster notion has gained steam of late through commitments from local governments to foster more residential development.

It’s also been driven by the reality that, aside from Boston proper and some of its more immediate neighbors, few towns and cities are actually building that much housing.

Building more housing, of course, would help satiate the region’s perennially high demand and therefore bring down prices and rents. Who would’ve thunk it?

Go all out to draw Amazon’s second headquarters

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↑ The state and various cities, most prominently Boston, have pulled out all the proverbial stops this year to lure the e-commerce giant’s second headquarters.

The idea is that the resulting development and the relocation of some 50,000 employees will prove a major economic engine.

A decision from Amazon is expected early next year. Will it all be worth it? GE’s relocation is not exactly lighting up the region.

Tap-and-go T fare

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↑ The MBTA decided in 2017 to move much of its transit infrastructure toward a London-style, tap-and-go fare system.

Instead of the current setup, which includes cash on board some buses and trolleys, riders would use some kind of as-yet-devised successor to the CharlieCard or maybe a smartphone app to pay.

The approach has its benefits—it could substantially speed up boarding, for one thing—but it could also impact those used to paying with cash and without the means to do otherwise.

Co-living

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↑ It’s like Roommates 2.0—apartment developments where everything is basically common area/shared except for the bedroom, the kitchen, and the bathroom.

The developer of one co-living project in Boston described the approach as a “millennial resort.”

The co-living concept has crept into Boston-area real estate more and more this year, but it’s not clear yetif it’s the wave of the future. Remember what happened to micro-apartments after all.