Accessibility
A Clear Pathway to Upgrading Existing Lifts
In this Readers’ Platform, your author discusses how to make the biggest improvements in safety, accessibility and energy efficiency. by Claudio Donghi Lifts, escalators and moving walks are used more...
German Station Elevator Renovation To Soon End, More Expected
After months of renovation, Deutsche Bahn, the national railway company of Germany, says that its station elevator in Erfurt on platforms 9 and 10 will be operational again by the...
Two FoBs With Escalators Planned for Shahibaug
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corp. (AMC) will build two pedestrian overbridges with escalators in Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, India, The Times of India reports. One foot overbridge (FoB) will be located over the...
Chennai Metro To Cover Escalators and Staircases at Six Stations
India’s Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) announced it will be covering the escalators and staircases at six of its stations to address concerns about commuter safety and comfort during monsoon...
Elevators, Escalators and More Coming to Busy Brooklyn Transit Complex
Located in an area nicknamed "the dungeon" because it's arguably the darkest part of District 37 in Brooklyn, NY, according to City Council Member Sandy Nurse, the busy Broadway Junction...
Escalator Replacement Planned for North London Tube Station
Kentish Town Tube station in north London will close this summer for “vital” escalator replacements, Time Out is among outlets to report. Beginning June 26, the station’s 26-year-old escalators will...
Vendors, Mayor Respond to Elevator Outages at Cleveland’s West Side Market
All four elevators at Cleveland, Ohio, landmark West Side Market are out of order, News 5 Cleveland is among outlets to report. Vendors have expressed outrage following the breakdown of...
Skywalk With VT Close to Completion in Hyderabad
A 660-m-long skywalk connected to all sides of the Uppal crossroads in Hyderabad, India, is nearly complete, with opening imminent, the Deccan Chronicle is among outlets to report. The skywalk...
Schindler Looks To Get US$23-Million Sound Transit Contract Bump
Schindler, the vertical-transportation (VT) service provider for Seattle's Sound Transit light rail system, will likely see a five-year, US$30-million contract with the agency upped by US$23 million, The Urbanist reports....
India’s WR Adds VT Equipment and More in “Mission Zero Death” Effort
India’s Western Railway (WR) has commissioned new vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including 13 foot overbridges (FoBs), 18 escalators and 15 lifts in an effort to ease passenger flow and prevent trespassing...
