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.
Mobility as a service
Public transport services are increasingly becoming digital, as passengers have a growing need for individuality and convenience and means of transport are becoming more diverse and more interconnected. Big data can and will therefore have a lasting effect on public transport, experts are sure.
Acceptance problems
Time and again, as with almost any construction project, there are opposing voices that need to be won over before construction, even in the case of urban cable cars.
Toulouse: 3S-cable car for the city
Like many metropolises in France, Toulouse also suffers from heavy traffic. Despite having a good metro network, connections between the lines need to be increased. With a cable car from manufacturer POMA, three major transport hubs will now be opened up to one another.
Who is using the transport and how?
Urbanisation is in full swing worldwide and will not change over the coming years. According to a forecast by the United Nations, almost 70 percent of the global population will live in an urbanised landscape by 2050. Such a trend towards living in cities demands great planning skill. Particularly in transport management, many countries are going their own way.
Paris: The 15-minute city?
In Paris one wants to shorten long transport routes and thus be able to cover the most important routes in the big city in just 15 minutes.
ZAUGG: The Rolba rolls in summer and winter alike
Whether as a snow blower or as a mower – with its multiple uses, the Rolba 500 multipurpose vehicle offers greater efficiency for local authorities and ski resorts. The best example? The use of two ZAUGG machines by Grisons civil engineering authority in Switzerland.
Zaugg: Rolba rolls in summer & winter
Whether as a snow blower or as a mower – with its multiple uses, the Rolba 500 multipurpose vehicle offers greater efficiency for local authorities and ski resorts. The best example? The use of two ZAUGG machines by Grisons civil engineering authority in Switzerland.
India’s longest river ropeway opened
The Guwahati-North Guwahati Cable Car was officially opened on Monday by Assam's Minister of Finance, Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Digitalisation: Are tentire countries become smart?
Much is made of smart cities but who thinks about the rural regions?
CO2 and noise: Cable cars have the best energy and eco-balance
Even with a high transport capacity, urban cable cars display low energy demand. This is demonstrated in studies by German urban planner Frieder Kremer in his book “Innovation Seilbahn” (Innovation Cable Car). The following is an extract from his publication with a few editorial amendments (TU Berlin [Berlin Institute of Technology] 2015: p. 44).
The optimal: When does a cable car make sense?
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).
Public transport: Moving more than ,,just,, people
The artist Christoph Niemann presents his theory on how to bring people from their cars to public transport.