Namur Cable Car should boost city tourism
With its citadel, the Belgian city of Namur has one of the largest fortresses in Europe. From April 2021, a new cable car from French manufacturer POMA will run to the tourist attraction – and therefore take on an ancient heritage.
National Guidlines for Execution
The German federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure (BMVI) commissioned Stuttgart-based planning and consultancy company Drees & Sommer SE together with the Stuttgart institute of transport science (Verkehrswissenschaftlichen Institut Stuttgart GmbH – VWI) to compile a study on the “urban and transport planning integration of urban cable car projects”. The desired result will be a guideline for the “implementation of urban cable cars as a part of local public transport”, which should be available in two years’ time.
Ropetaxi – a world first from Bartholet
Swiss cable car manufacturer BARTHOLET Maschinenbau AG from Flums has been using the last few months to develop new operating concepts. The result is a pioneering solution in the area of the detachable single-cable circulating track, which meets the needs of cable car operators and passengers alike.
More tourism for Sri Lanka
Now, Minister of Tourism Prasanna Rantunga wants to boost Nuwara Eliya’s provision for tourists - with a cable car as well.
Minister of Road Traffic responsible for cable cars
New Delhi wants to make it easier to implement cable cars as alternative mobility solutions and has therefore allocated this area to the Indian Minister of Road Traffic.
A lake crossing with a difference
Hatta hopes to score points with a new tourist attraction.