U.S. News
Brooklyn Hospital Center Secures US$2 Million for Escalator Work
Leaders at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY, were joined by NY State Sen. Andrew Gounardes on October 16 to announce US$2 million in state funding for modernizing the...
EAM To Host Holiday Social on November 13
The Elevator Association of Minnesota (EAM), Inc. is hosting its annual Holiday Social on November 13, starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Puttery, located at 240 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis....
Inaccessibility at Key NYC Subway Station Focus of Meeting
The most recent Elevator Lobby meeting on October 7 focused on the continued battle for accessibility improvements — namely, an elevator and modernized escalators — at a key Metropolitan Transportation...
Elevator Modernization Underway at Chicagoland OPHA Tower
In a letter to the editor of the Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest, Oak Park Housing Authority (OPHA) Executive Director David Pope said OPHA is currently undertaking...
Alabama Town Considering Fines for Faulty Elevators
Building owners in Gulf Shores, Alabama, could soon face fines for false fire alarms and faulty elevators as Gulf Shores Fire Rescue is looking to crack down after seeing an...
US$13.8-Million Dorm Elevator Modernization in Store for UPenn
Two student dormitory buildings at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) — Harnwell College House and Harrison College House — are set to receive up to US$13.8 million in elevator upgrades...
American Startup Aims to Revolutionize Moving Walks
Brothers John and Matine Yuksel, both members of the A17 Escalator & Moving Walk Committee and Accelerating Walk Task Force, are bringing their father’s 48-year-old idea to life with Beltways®,...
DTM Sponsoring CRETech at Javits Center in NYC
Manhattan-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy DTM Drafting & Consulting Services, Inc., is sponsoring the upcoming CREtech New York real estate innovation conference on November 13-14 at the Javits Center in NYC....
Otis Provides Elevator System For New Brooklyn Tower
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided an elevator system that includes two Gen3TM Edge machine-room-less elevators and the Otis ONETM Internet of Things remote-monitoring solution for 1510 Broadway, a new...
Bill Improving Elevator Safety Passes Pennsylvania Senate
The Pennsylvania Senate has passed legislation to improve elevator safety standards in Pennsylvania, according to the bill’s sponsor Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20), PA Senate Republicans reports. In 2016, a correctional...
