Why a cable car in urban space
India's calls for urban transport solutions are getting louder and louder. In the north-eastern part of the country, there has been a trend towards urban cable cars in recent years.
Settlement project in Switzerland checks 3rd level
Some possibilities for a suitable mobility concept between Zuchwil (CH) and Solothurn main station (CH) were already being examined. But the suitable one was not there yet. But that is now a thing of the past. The solution is in the air.
Interview: ,,The level of strain is too low!”
In an interview with SI Urban, Swiss public transport association (VÖV) Director Ueli Stückelberger talks about the varied potential of urban and rural cable cars in his country and where he stands on specific projects.
Barrier-free: Urban cable cars for all
Worldwide, there are more than a billion people with disabilities. That is over 15 percent of the entire global population – a figure that will continue to rise along with demographic change. Barrier-free transport is therefore all the more important. (Urban) cable cars can play a part here, if certain issues are considered. SI Urban discussed this with Frank Lackner, board member of the international initiative for the interests of wheelchair users, INTERROLLI.
Inauen-Schätti supplies self-service cable cars where space is limited
Experienced Swiss cable car manufacturer INAUEN-SCHÄTTI specialises in the development and installation of complex two-cable aerial tramways. The extremely compact cable car system allows access to difficult sites, such as residential areas, wide valleys or rock faces, and thus opens up urban spaces, viewpoints, beaches and more – even with self-service if desired.
Data are the new oil
Zeros and ones will shape our future and mean that even travel by public transport becomes an individual experience – at least, that is the plan. But how will it actually work in practice?