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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!
LEITNER ROPEWAYS CONTINUES EXPANSION OF THE URBAN CABLE CAR SYSTEM
From 2021, two new urban cable cars from LEITNER ropeways will go into operation in Mexico City. In the district of Iztapalapa in the southeast of the metropolis, the system with a total length of almost eleven kilometres will offer commuters a better and above all safer connection to the metro stations. The city is investing a total of 130 million euros in the development of an efficient mobility infrastructure.
Multi-MODULAR CABLE CAR FROM POMA
From 2024, the first multi-modular urban cable car in Western Europe will connect three tram lines and four districts in the French city of Grenoble.
Float away on holiday
The new tri-cable car carries visitors on the shortest route to the popular holiday island of Cat Ba. Like the previous 3S line to the islands of Hon Thom and Phu Quoc, this installation has also made it into the Guinness Book of Records.
Cable car as a tourism spectacle
The Irish town of Enniscorthy demonstrates the fact that urban tourist cable cars are of interest not only for cities. A cable car is being discussed here as part of a 30-million euro development plan.
Urban cable car master plan
Professor Heiner Monheim from the raumkom Institute for Spatial Development and Communication is often consulted as an expert on urban cable car planning questions and he explains here which ideas in particular are being discussed in Germany at the moment and which planning steps still need to be taken.
Cable car for commuters and tourists
In the British city of Bristol, an urban cable car between Temple Meads railway station and the Clifton suspension bridge is under discussion. The cable car should also offer access to Ashton Gate football stadium and the areas of Wapping Wharf, the Harbourside and the Western Harbour.
City history
In a paper, Efthymios-Spyridon Georgiou from Aristotle University School of Special Planning and Development Engineering addresses the planning of urban spaces in the Balkans. Here, he encountered a wave of modernisation, which continued for almost six decades and which paints an exciting picture of modern urban planning.
Mobility as a service
Public transport services are increasingly becoming digital, as passengers have a growing need for individuality and convenience and means of transport are becoming more diverse and more interconnected. Big data can and will therefore have a lasting effect on public transport, experts are sure.
Acceptance problems
Time and again, as with almost any construction project, there are opposing voices that need to be won over before construction, even in the case of urban cable cars.
First Ski-Drive-in
Grüsch-Danusa AG mountain railways (CH) is expanding its gastro concept with the first ski drive-in at 1800m above sea level.
Dachstein Streaming
360-degree live expert talk from the Dachstein summit.
Toulouse: 3S-cable car for the city
Like many metropolises in France, Toulouse also suffers from heavy traffic. Despite having a good metro network, connections between the lines need to be increased. With a cable car from manufacturer POMA, three major transport hubs will now be opened up to one another.