CITIES
Cable cars and cableways function as an efficient means of transport in an urban setting. Find out more on our blog!
Ski market collapses by a third
The sales figures of ski retailers for the past 2020/2021 season clearly show: open borders and open ski resorts in the coming weeks are crucial for both retailers and the industry.
Panama expands Infrastructure – with a cable car
The government wants to boost the country’s economy significantly in the coming years and is therefore planning major investments.
Edmonton – Cable car for residents and tourists
A cable car that relieves the strain on the road network, helps commuters, revitalises the city centre, attracts tourists and recognises the indigenous culture: this is the aspiration of Prairie Sky Gondola in Edmonton. The project is at an advanced stage, and the cable car should be in place by 2025.
Garaventa builds China’s biggest aerial tramway
Garaventa and the tourist destination Henan Baoquan Tourism Co., Ltd. have jointly opened up access to Baoquan’s striking hillside for tourists.
Learn to ski digitally
The Snowsports Academy trains hundreds of ski instructors every year according to the Austrian ski curriculum. With LEARN HOW 2 SKI, it now presents a multimedia tool for learning to ski "digitally". This is intended to boost users' self-confidence and encourage them to attend a ski school.
Mobility for all!
There are more than one billion people with disabilities worldwide. That's more than 15 percent of the world's total population. A figure that is likely to rise further with demographic change. This makes barrier-free means of transport all the more important. The (urban) ropeway as a transport system already fulfills essential aspects of the required accessibility.
Koblenz Citizens’ Panel
The latest citizen survey in Koblenz confirms the popularity of the cable car. The clear majority of respondents would even like to see the cable car integrated into the public transport network.
The new Pistenbully 400
RUN RED – Start the new PistenBully 400 now! This is the tagline for the new PistenBully 400, which completes the new generation of KÄSSBOHRER‘s PistenBully family.
Pipelane – New paths for urban mobility
More and more experts are relying on the bicycle as the most suitable form of mobility for individual transport in the city. To take bicycle traffic to a new level, both figuratively and literally, visionary Bernhard Dufter has devised a new pipelane. Conveyor belts from the company SUNKID – which is successful in Alpine tourism with its Magic Carpet – form a key part of this.
Bartholet – Fewer Downtimes thanks to optimal maintenance
Unforeseen downtimes on public transport systems cost money. They therefore need to be limited as far as possible. Swiss cable car company BARTHOLET demonstrates how to get this right.
Closing the gap between Mannheim and Ludwigshafen?
In the Rhein-Neckar metropolitan region, people are currently discussing possible transport links. An urban cable car is also being discussed.
Master plan and amendment
The district-free city of Oberhausen in the Ruhr region has been thinking about traffic-calming measures for a long time. Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst is now talking about the urban cable car transport system.