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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!
Bordeaux: A cable car over the Garonne?
Already realised in Toulouse, Grenoble and Brest, currently under construction in Paris. Will an urban cable car now follow in Bordeaux? The French city is planning a cable car that will make it easy to cross the River Garonne in future.
An urban cable car for chilean harbour city?
The city of Talcahuano has 148,440 inhabitants and is located in the agglomeration of Concepción in the Región del Biobío. The harbour town has a military and industrial character. And soon a cable car? In any case, the responsible ministry has proposed several cable car routes.
First the cable car, then the settlers
The West German city of Herne plans to convert a disused mining site into a technology park. The problem: the Blumenthal area is an isolated traffic island, surrounded by large railway facilities and existing buildings that make traditional transportation options impractical. Therefore, since the beginning of the project, the local government has been pushing for an urban cable car.
Salta discusses urban cable car
The Argentine city of Salta has grown significantly. Both the president of the San Bernardo Cable Car and the Secretary of Culture and Tourism of Salta are now considering alternative transportation solutions, with a primary focus on an urban cable car.
Indian city of Itanagar to introduce cable cars
The government of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh plans to revolutionize urban transport in the city of Itanagar with a new cable car system. Mayor Tamme Phassang announced that discussions about the cable car are in the final phase.
HTI opens production facility in Utah, USA
From cable cars for winter operations to new urban mobility solutions: The South Tyrolean HTI Group – which includes the cable car manufacturers LEITNER, POMA, and BARTHOLET – is expanding its activities in North America with the opening of a new production center in Utah.
Doppelmayr USA Announces expansion of headquarters
Doppelmayr USA is excited to announce the expansion of its headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. Over the next two years, the ropeway expert will construct a new facility including office, production and warehousing spaces, creating new jobs in the region. This expansion is in response to the high demand in the ropeway industry and represents a significant investment in the future.
Suburban cable car: concept for small towns
"Coal2Cable" – under this motto, a project consortium aims to optimize the public transportation system of the small German town of Mücheln using simulations. The central component is an intermodal and integrative suburban cable car concept over the Geiseltalsee.
The cable car on water
The cable car industry is considered very innovative, and not without reason. With the hydro cable car, we are introducing the invention of a true visionary.
The bouncing cable car software
Nothing less than a simulation software for complex urban cable cars has been developed by two German IT students. The innovative concept is called “CableHopper.” A concept with a great future?
A cable car for Tenerife
Santa Cruz, the capital of the Spanish island of Tenerife, is set to receive an urban cable car for 17 million euros. The facility would connect the city center with the Las Mesas neighborhood, which is situated on a hillside. A report now reveals the details.
Manila advances cable car plans
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) has announced that the country’s first cable car system could be completed by 2028. The "Antipolo Cable Car Project" is set to connect the Taytay Station of the Metro Rail Transit Line 4 (MRT-4) with Antipolo City in the capital, Manila.