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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.
Multi-MODULAR CABLE CAR FROM POMA
From 2024, the first multi-modular urban cable car in Western Europe will connect three tram lines and four districts in the French city of Grenoble.
Float away on holiday
The new tri-cable car carries visitors on the shortest route to the popular holiday island of Cat Ba. Like the previous 3S line to the islands of Hon Thom and Phu Quoc, this installation has also made it into the Guinness Book of Records.
Cable car as a tourism spectacle
The Irish town of Enniscorthy demonstrates the fact that urban tourist cable cars are of interest not only for cities. A cable car is being discussed here as part of a 30-million euro development plan.
Urban cable car master plan
Professor Heiner Monheim from the raumkom Institute for Spatial Development and Communication is often consulted as an expert on urban cable car planning questions and he explains here which ideas in particular are being discussed in Germany at the moment and which planning steps still need to be taken.
Cable car for commuters and tourists
In the British city of Bristol, an urban cable car between Temple Meads railway station and the Clifton suspension bridge is under discussion. The cable car should also offer access to Ashton Gate football stadium and the areas of Wapping Wharf, the Harbourside and the Western Harbour.
City history
In a paper, Efthymios-Spyridon Georgiou from Aristotle University School of Special Planning and Development Engineering addresses the planning of urban spaces in the Balkans. Here, he encountered a wave of modernisation, which continued for almost six decades and which paints an exciting picture of modern urban planning.
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.