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.
Why a cable car in urban space
India's calls for urban transport solutions are getting louder and louder. In the north-eastern part of the country, there has been a trend towards urban cable cars in recent years.
Government proposes cable car in Macau
Macau just 50 km west of Hongkong might get a new cable car
World’s longest cable car in Dominica
With 6,6 km length this new detachable monocable cable car will be the world's longest.
Ministry for ropeway in transport
North Rhine-Westphalia speeds up the approval process for ropeways.
Together for urban transport
The ropeway manufacturers Bartholet, Doppelmayr and Leitner have already announced their support, eight months before the event date of Cable Car World, and are Platinum Partners of the trade fair.
Settlement project in Switzerland checks 3rd level
Some possibilities for a suitable mobility concept between Zuchwil (CH) and Solothurn main station (CH) were already being examined. But the suitable one was not there yet. But that is now a thing of the past. The solution is in the air.
Cable Car World is in the starting blocks
Cable Car World is the world’s first specialist trade show to consider the subject of urban cable cars. The event will take place at Essen exhibition centre on 8th – 9th February 2022.
Why Urban Gondolas Make Sense
Topher Morrison is committed to looking at all solutions for transportation, especially one's like urban gondolas that are cost effective, enjoyable, and have little impact on the environment.
Comparative study confirms advantages of the “Third dimension”
In the overall ecological impact of various modes of transport, the cable car is revealed – relatively – as the most environmentally friendly mobility solution. In line with standards ISO 14040/44 and together with distinguished sustainability experts from denkstatt GmbH, Professor Jörg Niemann from HS Düsseldorf evaluated the ecological impact of the minibus, large bus and cable car as well as a fictitious tram, on the basis of the “Línea Roja” in La Paz (Bolivia). The results of the study have now been audited by three independent institutions.
Interview: ,,The level of strain is too low!”
In an interview with SI Urban, Swiss public transport association (VÖV) Director Ueli Stückelberger talks about the varied potential of urban and rural cable cars in his country and where he stands on specific projects.
Barrier-free: Urban cable cars for all
Worldwide, there are more than a billion people with disabilities. That is over 15 percent of the entire global population – a figure that will continue to rise along with demographic change. Barrier-free transport is therefore all the more important. (Urban) cable cars can play a part here, if certain issues are considered. SI Urban discussed this with Frank Lackner, board member of the international initiative for the interests of wheelchair users, INTERROLLI.
Inauen-Schätti supplies self-service cable cars where space is limited
Experienced Swiss cable car manufacturer INAUEN-SCHÄTTI specialises in the development and installation of complex two-cable aerial tramways. The extremely compact cable car system allows access to difficult sites, such as residential areas, wide valleys or rock faces, and thus opens up urban spaces, viewpoints, beaches and more – even with self-service if desired.