{"id":93771,"date":"2025-10-15T09:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/?p=93771"},"modified":"2025-10-15T10:28:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T08:28:51","slug":"thailand-cable-car-controversy-who-is-pushing-the-project-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/si-urban-en\/topics-urban\/cities\/thailand-cable-car-controversy-who-is-pushing-the-project-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand cable car dispute: Who is pushing the project forward?"},"content":{"rendered":"<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 data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"304\">Does the Thai city of Chiang Mai need a cable car? This question has remained unanswered for several decades. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wochenblitz.com\/oesterreich-macht-druck-doi-suthep-seilbahn-sorgt-fuer-streit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">portal<\/a> Wochenblitz, the Austrian honorary consul in Chiang Mai, <strong>Nicholas Prachensky<\/strong>, brought the project back into discussion this summer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"535\">The Austrian company Doppelmayr Group presented a plan: a 2.2-kilometer route instead of the previous 11-kilometer winding road. The ride is expected to take 9.8 minutes and lead to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep \u2013 a Buddhist temple.<\/p>\n<h3>Pro-cable car perspectives<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"299\">According to project representatives, the cable car could significantly reduce traffic on the mountain road. In addition, it could transport emergency patients, assist with forest fire monitoring, and facilitate waste collection.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"472\">Another argument is economic: the cable car could turn Doi Suthep-Pui National Park into a hub for outdoor activities \u2013 from hiking and trail running to mountain biking.<\/p>\n<h3>Contra-cable car perspectives<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"234\">Critics argue that a modern cable car is culturally incompatible with the sacred temple. In their view, Wat Doi Suthep is not an amusement park but a spiritual site.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"335\">They also oppose an increase in tourist numbers, fearing the commercialization of the holy place.<\/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>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Chiang Mai, Thailand, a debate has flared up again over the construction of a cable car that is intended to serve both tourist and urban purposes. Who supports the project \u2013 and who opposes it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":603,"featured_media":93772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[187,188],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93771"}],"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\/603"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93771"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93776,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93771\/revisions\/93776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}