Regensburg – operating scenarios for urban ropeways
Commuters‘ acceptance of urban cable cars is linked to the overall journey time and travelling comfort. In order to take better account of the challenges involved in planning urban cable car networks, the East Bavarian Technical University in Regensburg (Germany) has developed a simulation model.
Vaughan: A cable car for Toronto’s suburb
The current transport plan for the Canadian city of Vaughan also includes a study for an urban cable car. The urban planners at SCJ Alliance have designed a route that runs through the centre of a motorway through the city.
Cologne: The “Rheinpendel” as a future-orientated mobility solution
Municipal transport systems are reaching their limits in many places. Traffic jams and overcrowded buses or even inadequate access to peripheral and newly developed areas cause frustration. The urban cable car can provide a remedy here. They are characterised by a fast construction time and minimal land sealing and transport passengers comfortably through traffic jams – as the cable car in Cologne proves.
Cable Car Planning – Baucon ZT
Innovative solutions for towers and stations: The Hòn Thôm holds the record for being the longest cable car of the world. BAUCON INT. ZT GMBH was commissioned with the structual design and scrutineering of the stations and towers.
Paris – BARRIER-FREE CONNECTION TO THE PARIS METRO NETWORK
The construction works for the Cable C1 continues to progress – the towers of the cable car are already positioned and preperations for the cable hoist have been made. For Île-de-France-Mobilités this is a cause for celebration, as the goal of creating a new connection for the city is being realised step by step.
Cable car in London gets new operator
FirstGroup plc announced at a press conference that the company has been awarded the contract to operate the IFS Cloud London Cable Car by Transport for London (TfL).