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There has been an urban cable car in the Dominican Republic since 2016; the “Teleferico” in Santo Domingo was constructed and is also being operated by French cable car manufacturer POMA. A second cable car line will now follow – with a major impact on the district of Los Alcarrizos.

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated social change, with a significant effect on mobility.

The majority of greenhouse gases are causedbycars.Actionisthereforeneeded, so that the 2040 climate target in Austria (climate neutrality, ed.) can be achieved. Mobility experts therefore anticipate many changes for the everyday life of the population, and not only in Austria.

How does a feasibility study work for urban cable cars? Based on the example of the Austrian city of Innsbruck, BERNARD group Managing Director and Transport Engineer Lukas Praxmarer demonstrates what matters – and why he also looks at where cable cars are not viable.

Many transport experts regard the system of urban cable cars as the solution to the growing transport problem. With rapid availability, a small structural footprint and an environmentally friendly drive, the system offers everything that is required of transport systems today. Yet, despite all these advantages, the concept of the cable car is having difficulty winning people over from familiar, tried and tested systems such as bus and rail, especially in Europe. What would it take to establish the cable car as a transport system?

So-called smart mobility crops up in conversation time and again, but what does it mean and how can this approach revolutionise transport as we know it?