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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!
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.
Changing behavior – How can we persuade people to switch to public transport?
The most beautiful cable car, the best bus and the greatest tram can only ever be useful if they are also accepted by the people. But how can politics and transport experts persuade the general public to switch from the car to public transport? From the Salzburger Verkehrstage conference, here are a few ideas from the perspective of science, transport operators and ticket providers.
Mobility pricing – Modern financing for transport
Whether cable car, city bus or road: public transport and infrastructure have to be financed. Rather than stiff taxes, fees and ticketing models, mobility pricing can be a solution that is fit for the future, improving more than merely the financial position of the operators.
Update: Sri Lanka cable car
For some time now, Sri Lanka has been discussing the Nuwara-Eliya ropeway project and now the government has signed an agreement in favor of the ropeway project.
Bonn: important steps for the Venusberg
Already in the 1950s, a cable car was planned at Venusberg, the idea was reborn by a serious traffic problem.