Cash flow: Costs and benefits of urban cable cars
How much do cities have to invest to build and operate cable cars? And what benefits do they derive from it? Using the example of the planned cable car in the German city of Bonn, the renowned engineering firm Spiekermann has carried out such a cost-benefit analysis.
125 years of travel with wastewater
The landmark-protected, water-balanced funicular in Freiburg is one of the last of its kind. This year, the facility celebrates its 125th anniversary. Reason enough to take a closer look at the iconic symbol of the Swiss city.
Demand for cable cars
How many people really want to ride the urban cable car? Therefore, the Graz University of Technology (Austria) has developed a new approach to answer this question.
How supports can enrich public spaces
Vienna University of Technology examined the social and spatial potential of urban cable car supports. Three cable cars in Latin America were considered specifically in case studies. The results are newsworthy.
Dynamic pricing: sales or rip-off?
Consumer advocates are up in arms in the media against dynamic pricing in ski resorts, and the industry is also divided. Are flexible tariffs a revenue booster or a guest bouncer? We asked Valentin König, CEO of Aletsch Bahnen AG (CH) and Isabella Dschulnigg-Geissler, Managing Director of Saalbacher Bergbahnen (AT).
Marseille: Take the cable car to the airport
The plan for a cable car link from Marseille airport to Vitrolles station has been on the drawing board for some time. Three years ago, the city commissioned a feasibility study, which showed that the cable car could be implemented.