Accessibility
Mumbai Division of Central Railway To Install Nearly 50 Escalators at Stations
India’s Ministry of Railways has approved a budget of Rs 48.05 crore (US$5.8 million) for the installation of new escalators at railway stations within the Mumbai division of the Central...
Brooklyn Subway Station Modernization With Elevators Wins Award
The modernization of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Livonia Avenue Station on the Canarsie subway line in Brooklyn, NY, was named the 2022 Project of the Year in the US$10...
Elevator Debuts at Rome Colosseum After Five Years of Construction
An elevator that makes the higher levels of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum accessible to people with mobility issues was inaugurated with much fanfare on May 30 after five years of construction,...
Wisconsin Museum Opens First Elevator in Its History
The Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, recently held a ribbon-cutting for its new elevator, allowing barrier-free access to the mansion section of the museum for the first time in...
Cooks Islands’ First Elevator on Track for August Completion
The Cook Islands Ministry of Justice elevator project — Cook Islands’ first elevator — is on track for completion in August, the Cook Islands News reports. The seven-month elevator project...
VT Issues Persist at Western India Railway Station
Railway passengers in Pune, Maharashtra, India, continue to face issues navigating the station two years after a solution was proposed, The Times of India reports. The often-dysfunctional escalator at the...
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...
