HARARE: THE POTENTIAL OF URBAN CABLE CARS IN AFRICA
Which requirements and solution approaches exist for urban mobility in the global context? This is the question being examined by Matthias Nüßgen from the European Institute for Sustainable Transport (EURIST). Together with consulting company Cable Car Solutions, his team has developed a concept for an urban cable car network in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.
Cable Car as business: Experience with the operation of multimodal mobility
TRANSDEV is a large, international operator of public transport. The company also maintains urban cable cars – and is familiar with the opportunities and challenges of multimodal mobility.
More acceptance for urban cable cars
At least in Europe, citizens' initiatives against urban cable cars are quickly established. The patterns and behaviours repeat themselves.
Ecodrive: Sustainable Innovation
The current energy crisis and the associated price rises are increasing pressure on additional savings in all areas of life. Ropeway manufacturers POMA and LEITNER are helping to achieve these goals in the urban cable car industry at this particular time with two environmentally friendly technological innovations.
Cable car possible in Solothurn
With overwhelming crowdfunding results and the financing of the feasibility study, the planned urban cable car "Aaregondel" in Solothurn, Switzerland achieved two successes at once.
Eleven urban ropeways for India
The two Austrian engineering firms SALZMANN & BERNARD GRUPPE have been awarded the contract for a major urban project. The investment volume amounts to 300 million euros. A lighthouse project has already started.