URBAN CABLEWAYS
Cableways and mountain railways are not only used in the winter sports industry. They’ve also become a practical means of transportation in cities, which is why we decided to launch SI Urban Magazine. Here we focus on the various topics that are relevant to the urban sector, which are sorted into the categories city, tourism and airport. Each of them will provide you with exciting news about technology, maintenance & service, security, surveillance, city and landscape planning and much more. Innovations, new types of projects and optimal solutions from all over the world should encourage reflection, help in finding ideas and reveal new opportunities.
Sustainibility – CABLE CARS HAVE MULTIPLE LIVES
After an average of 30 years, cable cars reach the end of their life, although some components such as cables have to be discarded considerably earlier. In some cases, legal requirements demand the removal of installations after just twenty years, so it is a good thing that cable cars have multiple lives.
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.
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.
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.