Infrastructure Projects in Kansas City
Various infrastructure projects are currently being discussed in Kansas City, including a light railway to the stadium and an urban cable car. Depending which representative you ask, a different project should take priority. One senior government official in Wyandotte County is especially passionate about the cable-drawn transport system.
Interview – “THE FEASIBILITY STUDY OFTEN COMES TOO EARLY”
In an interview with SI, cable car planner Stephan Salzmann describes the model process, from the idea of an urban cable car through to its implementation. Projects are often shut down prematurely, owing to a wrong approach.
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.
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.