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Cable car model urgently needs shelter

Cableway & Technology, Cities|

A desperate plea for help has reached the SI editorial team. The Fischertechnik cable car model at a 1:10 scale is about to lose its home and is urgently looking for a new place to stay. The world’s largest and most complex Fischertechnik model is at risk of being dismantled — along with a project into which 25 volunteers have poured thousands of hours of work. Can someone from the industry step in to help?

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Trieste: Construction of the cable car to begin this year?

Cities, Tourism|

With financial support of €48.7 million from the National Recovery Plan, the urban cable car in Trieste (Italy) is becoming a tangible reality. Construction could begin by the end of 2025, reported Giulio Bernetti. The director of the Department of Urban Planning, Environment, Public Works, and Cultural Heritage of the City of Trieste presented new details about the planned facility at the INTERALPIN trade fair.

Minister in SI Interview: Three Urban Cable Cars for Chile

Cities|

In June, a tender was launched in Chile to build a cable car that will connect the cities of Iquique and Alto Hospicio. The project is expected to cost around 126 million dollars. In addition, several more urban cable cars are planned across the country. Chile’s Minister of Transport, Juan Carlos Muñoz, spoke about the initiative in an interview with SI at the UITP Summit.

India: Cable Car Development Program with Four Billion Dollars in Investments

Cities, Tourism|

"The market for urban cable cars in India is set to explode," promised Prashant Jain, Vice President of the Cable Car Division at the state-owned National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), at the leading global trade fair INTERALPIN in Innsbruck, Austria. Together with the overarching Ministry of Transport, NHLML presented India's ambitious development program for urban cable cars.

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Bogotá: The cable car that changes lives

Cities, SI Urban 1/2025, SI Urban 1/2025, Special-Urban|

Latin America is the most urbanized region in the world and simultaneously suffers from social inequality, poverty, violence, and poor transportation connectivity. To address these issues, at least 13 cities have introduced cable cars to improve accessibility in steep areas. Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, followed this trend in 2018. But how has this affected the people in the affected neighborhoods? Researchers set out to find answers.

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