August 21, 2020

The optimal: When does a cable car make sense?

SI World 2/2019, Urban|

Urban cable cars are an increasingly common topic in research and science. The book “Innovation Seilbahn” (Innovation Cable Car) by Frieder Kremer is one example of this. In it, the urban and regional planner has written – among other things – about transport technology optimisation and the application possibilities of cable cars or in a nutshell: when does an urban cable car actually make sense? The following is an extract from his publication with a few editorial amendments (TU Berlin 2015: pp. 36 – 40).

Was kostet eine Seilbahn? Eine ökonomische Analyse

SI World 2/2019, Urban|

The costs of a cable car system comprise investment costs on the one hand and operating costs on the other. The total of these costs depends on the various parameters. Urban planner Frieder Kremer has collated these conditions in his book, “Innovation Seilbahn” (Innovation Cable Car). The following is an extract from his publication with a few editorial amendments (TU Berlin 2015: pp. 41 – 43).

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