Accessibility
Prioritizing Elevator Safety and Accessibility Standards
In this Readers’ Platform, your author talks about the steps and equipment required to achieve ADA compliance and more. by Mary Pulliam Accessible and compliant elevators are non-negotiable in multi-level...
CR Mumbai Achieves Zero Deaths at “Once-Notorious” Rail Crossing
New escalators at a "once-notorious" crossing gate at a key railway junction in India’s Maharashtra state are among safety measures that helped Central Railways' (CR) Mumbai division achieve zero fatalities...
MJEE To Provide 55 VT Units to New Indonesia Captial
PT Mitsubishi Jaya Elevator and Escalator (MJEE), the Indonesian division of Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corp., has been selected to provide 55 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 33 elevators and 22...
Montana County Pursing Grant for Courthouse Elevator
Lewis and Clark County is pursuing a Montana Historic Preservation Grant application from the state to replace the courthouse’s elevator with one that will require less power and bring “significant...
Kent State Elevator Modernization Project Approved
Kent State University recently submitted a six-year plan detailing its most important renovation or replacement needs at each of its eight campuses, as per the request of the Ohio Office...
NYC MTA Marks Accessibility Milestone: New Elevator at Harlem Line Station
Paterson, New Jersey-headquartered Liberty Elevator Corp., working with Paul J. Scariano, Inc., provided a new elevator that makes the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Purdy's Station the third Metro-North station...
Alabama Elevator Set for Repair After Months of Delay
A contract has been signed and repairs are set to start on an elevator that has been out of operation since summer 2023 at Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment in...
Schindler Spotlights Escalators at Major Eastern China Airport
On February 19, Schindler spotlighted a transportation system that includes 94 Schindler 9300 escalators serving the new Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport on the coast of eastern China. The OEM provided...
Bookings Now Open for LIFTEX 2025 in London
Exhibition bookings have opened for LIFTEX 2025 with strong support from Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) members, following the success of the 2022 event. LIFTEX is the tri-annual trade...
New Delhi, India, Official: Most Escalators Out of Service at Key Location
Following public complaints, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Chairman Satish Upadhyay visited the subways at Connaught Place — one of the Indian city’s main financial, commercial and business centers —...
