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Cable cars and cableways function as an efficient means of transport in an urban setting. Find out more on our blog!
Brno: Cable car from expo to campus
Public transportation in Pisarky, a district of the Czech city of Brno, is undergoing significant changes. In addition to a Park & Ride facility and a new tram loop, a cable car to the campus is planned.
Ropetaxi is now reality
For some time now, the cable car manufacturer BARTHOLET has been developing its „Ropetaxi“ – cabins that drive autonomously and whose destination is chosen by the passengers themselves. Now the concept has become reality: The first Ropetaxi has been in operation since December 2023 and the urban cable car on demand can now be realised.
Cash flow: Costs and benefits of urban cable cars
How much do cities have to invest to build and operate cable cars? And what benefits do they derive from it? Using the example of the planned cable car in the German city of Bonn, the renowned engineering firm Spiekermann has carried out such a cost-benefit analysis.
125 years of travel with wastewater
The landmark-protected, water-balanced funicular in Freiburg is one of the last of its kind. This year, the facility celebrates its 125th anniversary. Reason enough to take a closer look at the iconic symbol of the Swiss city.
The Dominican Republic is investing in another cable car by POMA
The Dominican Republic is increasingly relying on urban cable cars. Currently, the capital city of Santo Domingo has two cable car lines manufactured by the French company POMA. Now, another line is being introduced in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Demand for cable cars
How many people really want to ride the urban cable car? Therefore, the Graz University of Technology (Austria) has developed a new approach to answer this question.
Interview: Learnings from India
Cable Car engineer Stephan Salzmann in the SI Urban interview about the current projects “Varanasi 2“ and “Kamakhya“ – and which learnings are relevant worldwide.
Latin America: Succes for urban cable cars
Urban cable cars open up a completely new, independent level for sustainable public transportation. In Latin America, their advantages over other transportation systems have been appreciated for many years. DOPPELMAYR has already implemented numerous cable car projects in the region and continues its successful streak with additional new installations in Bogotá, Mexico City, Uruapan, and Santiago de Chile.
How supports can enrich public spaces
Vienna University of Technology examined the social and spatial potential of urban cable car supports. Three cable cars in Latin America were considered specifically in case studies. The results are newsworthy.
Interview: Highlights of Cable Car World
With the Cable Car World, the congress trade fair for urban mobility with cable cars is launching for the second time at MESSE ESSEN. Initiator of the specialist event and managing director of Cable Car World GmbH, Dominik Berndt, shares the program highlights planned for June 4th and 5th, and why it‘s worth participating in the event, in an interview.
The world’s first energy self-sufficient cable car!
Almost self-sufficient on the Zwölferhorn with green energy: from this summer, Doppelmayr's D-Line gondola lift will run on solar power produced in-house. But how is this possible?
Dynamic pricing: sales or rip-off?
Consumer advocates are up in arms in the media against dynamic pricing in ski resorts, and the industry is also divided. Are flexible tariffs a revenue booster or a guest bouncer? We asked Valentin König, CEO of Aletsch Bahnen AG (CH) and Isabella Dschulnigg-Geissler, Managing Director of Saalbacher Bergbahnen (AT).