{"id":47251,"date":"2023-06-13T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T04:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/?p=47251"},"modified":"2023-06-27T09:23:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T07:23:31","slug":"harare-the-potential-of-urban-cablecars-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/si-urban-en\/topics-urban\/cities\/harare-the-potential-of-urban-cablecars-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"HARARE: THE POTENTIAL OF URBAN CABLE CARS IN AFRICA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 gradient-container-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first gradient-column-1\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-1 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last gradient-column-2\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Like many African cities, Harare is drowning in the congestion of cars, shared taxis, bicycles, lorries and pedestrians. A large proportion of the 2.9 million residents in the conurbation of Harare commutes to the city centre from the suburbs.<\/p>\n<p>The public transport mainly consists of 14-seater buses, which serve four central stations. Because of road congestion, access to the city centre is prohibited. From here, small cars provide transport \u2013 which strangely results in even more congestion.<\/p>\n<p>To compound the problems, owing to a lack of interconnections for almost all journeys, people have to pass through the centre to change from one bus route to another. The consequences of the lacking and deficient transport policy are traffic jams, chaos on the roads, economic losses and low quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>As in many places in the world, however, urban cable cars could also be a part of the solution in Harare \u2013 Matthias N\u00fc\u00dfgen from the European Institute for Sustainable Transport (EURIST) is convinced. To what extent is something that he demonstrated in a presentation at trade fair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cablecarworld.com\/r%C3%BCckblick?lang=en\">Cable Car World<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-2 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 image-wide-container gradient-container-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first gradient-column-3\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"cbp-headline cbp-1844255834\"><div class=\"custom-si is-underline text-right\"><H3>Route 2<\/H3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Route 2 helps both commuter and city-centre traffic.<br \/>\nPhotos: N\u00fc\u00dfgen<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-3 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_5_6 5_6 fusion-five-sixth fusion-column-last gradient-column-4\" style=\"width:83.333333333333%;width:calc(83.333333333333% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.83333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"1024\" image_height=\"761\" image_id=\"43483\" title=\"webHarare-Trasse-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/webHarare-Trasse-2-1024x761.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-43483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/webHarare-Trasse-2-200x149.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/webHarare-Trasse-2-400x297.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/webHarare-Trasse-2-600x446.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/webHarare-Trasse-2-800x595.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/webHarare-Trasse-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-4 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 gradient-container-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first gradient-column-5\" style=\"width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-5 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last gradient-column-6\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3>Potential and routes<\/h3>\n<p>Together with consulting company Cable Car Solutions (CCS), his team conducted a concept study for the Zimbabwean capital. Initially, the traffic situation was analysed: as suspected, the starting points of journeys analysed lie mainly in the peripheral areas of the city, but the destinations are mainly in the central<br \/>\nzones.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe then calculated the transport development potential and compared two alternative cable car routes,\u201d N\u00fc\u00dfgen reports.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The cable car through the centre was designated the \u201cRed Line\u201d.\u00a0Route 1 begins in Fourth Street and runs across Angwa Street to Chinhoyi Street. The distance between the three stations is 600 or 700 metres, so it is not too far to go on foot \u2013 which makes the cable car less useful.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRoute 1 does solve the traffic problem in the centre, but not the mobility to get there,\u201d N\u00fc\u00dfgen says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yet the cable car would offer urban development potential along Robert Mugabe Road, especially for small businesses that are already located along the corridor.<\/p>\n<p>Route 2 likewise begins in Fourth Street and crosses Albion Street to the transport hub at Freedom Square. The distances between the three stations are around a kilometre and therefore beyond walking distance.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRoute 2 resolves the traffic problem both in the centre and on the way there. We therefore recommend this variant of the line,\u201d N\u00fc\u00dfgen explains.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-6 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which requirements and solution approaches exist for urban mobility in the global context? This is the question being examined by Matthias N\u00fc\u00dfgen from the European Institute for Sustainable Transport (EURIST). Together with consulting company Cable Car Solutions, his team has developed a concept for an urban cable car network in Zimbabwe\u2019s capital, Harare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43485,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[187,293],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47251"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47251"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47279,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47251\/revisions\/47279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}