SI-Urban
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.
A game changer for the queen of hills
The state governement intends to introduce an eco-friendly, clean and green means of transport to decongest the city of Shimla and increase the city's tourism potential. The new ropeway project is supposed to bring solutions to the current transportation problems in the city.
Urban cable car for Shanghai?
Is Shanghai getting an urban cable car? As reported by the South China Morning Post SCMP, the first-ever cable car connecting the west and east banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai is scheduled for completion in three years.
HARARE: THE POTENTIAL OF URBAN CABLE CARS IN AFRICA
Which requirements and solution approaches exist for urban mobility in the global context? This is the question being examined by Matthias Nüßgen from the European Institute for Sustainable Transport (EURIST). Together with consulting company Cable Car Solutions, his team has developed a concept for an urban cable car network in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.
UITP SUMMIT: FEW DAYS TO GO!
There's not long left before the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Barcelona on 4-7 June 2023.
Preview of the VRN cable car day program
The VRN Ropeway Day under the patronage of State Secretary Elke Zimmer is casting its shadow ahead. On June 15, everything in Mannheim will be under the sign of the urban ropeway. The program has been drawn up and over 100 registrations have already been received.
Plus One Level on Polis Mobility
At Polis Mobility at Messe Köln, mobility experts from various fields came together to experience and discuss the future of mobility. In the process, nearly 200 speakers had their say in 86 event formats over three days in the conference section. Also included was a panel on mobility on the plus-one level, hosted by Cable Car World.
A cable car for the garden show
For the Federal German Garden Show in Mannheim, the Austrian ropeway manufacturer implemented a cable car that will be reused at another location after the show.
Bandipur: Cable Car in test phase
The cable car constructed in the Nepali town of Bandipur, a tourist resort in Tanahun will be operational within a month and a half. According to the Bandipur Cable Car and Tourism Limited, the construction work has already been completed. Currently, the cable car is being tested.
Cable Car as business: Experience with the operation of multimodal mobility
TRANSDEV is a large, international operator of public transport. The company also maintains urban cable cars – and is familiar with the opportunities and challenges of multimodal mobility.
Cable Car World 2024: Benefit from early bird booking until May 31st
The second edition of Cable Car World in June 2024 is casting its shadows. The international mobility fair with trade congress will again be held at Messe Essen. Exhibitors can still benefit from the Early Bird booking by registering by May 31. Attractive packages for exhibitors from all over the world will again be offered for the upcoming event.
Review of the 2nd Ropeway Day
The FrankfurtRhineMain Regional Association in cooperation with Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences invited to the 2nd Ropeway Day in the Frankfurt region on May 10. Almost 100 experts from politics, universities and business discussed various topics related to the application of urban ropeways. One idea for connecting the cities of Frankfurt and Offenbach received special attention.
Professor Mariana Mazzucato announced as keynote speaker
Public transport is a sector full of innovation, redefinition and constant change. With more than 300 speakers in 85 congress sessions and nearly 400 exhibitors in a 40,000 m2 of space, the UITP Global Summit 2023 will be held under the theme "Bright Light of the City."