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URBAN CABLEWAYS
Cableways and mountain railways are not only used in the winter sports industry. They’ve also become a practical means of transportation in cities, which is why we decided to launch SI Urban Magazine. Here we focus on the various topics that are relevant to the urban sector, which are sorted into the categories city, tourism and airport. Each of them will provide you with exciting news about technology, maintenance & service, security, surveillance, city and landscape planning and much more. Innovations, new types of projects and optimal solutions from all over the world should encourage reflection, help in finding ideas and reveal new opportunities.
Becoming digitally sustainable
Digitalisation can be employed as a lever to improve sustainability: researcher Christian Marheine from the University of St Gallen is convinced. He proves this with facts, figures and examples.
Is Duisburg to get an urban cable car?
Local public transport in Duisburg could be supplemented by a highlight, namely an urban cable car, as reported by 24RHEIN. Possible routes have already been examined.
Update: Project High¯Line
From Offenbach to Frankfurt by cable car? Students at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Offenbach University of Art and Design have visualised what such a project could look like.
Development of urban cable cars
In an interview with SI Urban, Christoph Rittersberger introduced himself, the company TRANSDEV, and the connections to urban cable car systems. A studied business economist, 55 years old, he holds the position of Business Development Manager for Urban Cable Car Systems at TRANSDEV Germany.
Politicians favour a cable car in Herne
As SI Urban has already reported, there are plans for an urban cable car connection in Herne (Germany). These now seem to be gaining momentum.
Heidelberg: Cable car on shopping centre roof?
Bismarckplatz, one of the hubs of Heidelberg's city centre (Germany), is getting a facelift. Visualisations include a cable car on the shopping centre roof, as reported by the newspaper rnz.
Study: Cable Car as neighborhood center
Urban quarters have a profound impact on the mobility of their residents. This is why connectivity to public transportation plays a vital role, as shown in a study by BPD (bouwfonds Immobilientwicklung) in collaboration with the University of applied science Darmstadt.
Contract for Uruapan goes to Doppelmayr
As SI Urban already reported, the state of Michoacán is planning an urban cable car modelled on Mexico City. Now the concrete details for the cable car line have been finalised.
SANTO DOMINGO: SECOND CABLE CAR IMPROVES TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Since May 2023, the second cable car line from the French cable car manufacturer POMA has been transporting people between the Los Alcarrizos district and the center of Santo Domingo. In 2024, a third line is planned to be introduced in the Dominican Republic.
More than just software: Properly maintaining urban cable cars
Urban cable cars are operated by companies that have never dealt with cable car technology before. Accordingly, there is not only a high demand for digital solutions but also for their implementation. Therefore, the Swiss company REMEC offers a comprehensive package: from software to consulting to support, they help transportation companies properly maintain their facilities.
Success factors on the rope: Why some cable car projects fail
What are the reasons that an urban cable car in Bogotá, Colombia, is a feasible solution, but not in Gothenburg, Sweden? This question was explored by the Vienna University of Technology (TU).
Montenegro: From the costal city to the mountains
In summer 2023, the UNESCO world heritage city of Kotor opened one of Europe’s most spectacular ropeways, linking the coastal city with the Lovćen Natural Park to provide sustainable mobility in the heart of this striking natural panorama. The project’s construction posed a major challenge, overcome thanks to LEITNER’s sustainable technologies.