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Thought project cable car
The student association at Thompson Rivers University wants to get more people excited about the topic of local planning. The idea of a cable car between two neighbourhoods in Kamloops should now bring the desired engagement.
EU Project Reciprocity
Reciprocity stands for Replication of innovative concepts for peri-urban, rural or inner - city mobility and addresses the challenges of urbanisation and climate change. The topic of mobility in particular is usually considered to play a key role in these areas.
Two bids for ropeway connectivity in Gorai (village in Mumbai)
In March last year, a tender was floated for the implementation of a ropeway route from Mahavir Nagar Metro Station (Link Road) to Pagoda to Gorai Village. Now the project seems to be getting off the ground.
Longest ropeway in the world
With a length of 10.55 kilometres, the Cablebus 2 installation in Mexico City is the longest urban ropeway in the world.
Hope for Georgetown!?
The District of Columbia has allocated $10 million to acquire a half-acre plot of land near the Exorcist Steps, reports the Washington Business Journal. A cable car station could be built on top of it.
Floriade cable car already built
The cable car of Floriade Expo 2022 is already built a year before the international horticultural exhibition starts in the Dutch city of Almere. Now it receives the first guests during the Floriade Preview.
Record usage for London cable car
Viral videos ensured that Emirates Air Line had its best day in three years.
Câble A to hover over Val-de-Marne in 2025
Ile-De-France Mobilités and the ropeway manufacturer Doppelmayr, have recently signed a EUR 110 million contract to build a new public ropeway route.
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.
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.
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.