Kloten: Citizens Demand Cable Car
The route of the Glattalbahn in Kloten (Switzerland) is set to be expanded. A group, comprised of residents of Altbach, is against the extension of the tram line and instead advocates for an urban cable car.
Urban cable cars in New Zealand?
Together with transport planner Abley, DOPPELMAYR New Zealand carried out strategic analyses for cable cars. Out of 20 possible cable car options, DOPPELMAYR has identified ten lines that are the preferred options in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.
India: Interview with the Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari
In India, urban cable cars are gaining increasing importance in tackling transportation issues. With the Parvatmala program, a national cable car development program has existed since 2022. In an interview with SI, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways of the Union, Nitin Gadkari, stated the intention to develop over 250 projects with a total length of more than 1,200 kilometers within five years.
Becoming digitally sustainable
Digitalisation can be employed as a lever to improve sustainability: researcher Christian Marheine from the University of St Gallen is convinced. He proves this with facts, figures and examples.
Is Duisburg to get an urban cable car?
Local public transport in Duisburg could be supplemented by a highlight, namely an urban cable car, as reported by 24RHEIN. Possible routes have already been examined.
Update: Project High¯Line
From Offenbach to Frankfurt by cable car? Students at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Offenbach University of Art and Design have visualised what such a project could look like.