New Zealand: Ten urban cable cars proposed
Together with transport planner Abley, cable car manufacturer DOPPELMAYR New Zealand has conducted strategic analyses for cable cars. Out of 20 possible cable car variants, ten lines have been identified as preferred to pursue.
Biel/Bienne: Pioneer through a cable car?
Urban cable cars open up new perspectives and relieve traffic – that‘s also the vision for the city of Biel/Bienne (Switzerland). It is intended to relieve the city center, connect the lake and the city, and create meeting spaces.
Ticket sales start for Cable Car World 2024
Trade visitors can now secure their tickets for one of Messe Essen's most innovative event formats: The congress fair on 4 and 5 June will focus on urban mobility with cable cars. An overview of the tickets.
Crossing border by cable car
The border crossings between Detroit in the USA and Windsor in Canada are the busiest in North America. More than 40,000 commuters and tourists cross the Ambassador Bridge, with 25 percent of the trade between both countries passing through it. Similarly, the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, with over 13,000 vehicles per day, is also considered overwhelmed. Hence, an urban cable car is now under discussion.
Cable Car World: The program is set
Cable Car World is the world's first trade fair to focus on urban cable cars as an equally important component of new urban mobility and will be accompanied by an integrated specialist congress. The preliminary program has now been finalized. The overview of the keynotes on June 04 and 05, 2024 at Messe Essen.
The potential of urban cable cars in towns
Municipalities in the Alpine region are often perceived as natural landscapes rather than urban areas, despite research from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) indicating urban characteristics within the Alps. The researchers aim to change this perception, including through the implementation of urban cable cars.