Accessibility

U.S. Senate Handicap Accessibility Lifts

Custom lift specialist fine-tunes an innovative system serving top lawmakers.  Platform Lifts & Stairway Chairlifts - Washington, D.C. submitted by John C. Linsley,Gillespie Corp. Introduction Twelve years ago, Gillespie Corp....

Two Lifts to Improve Access in Spanish Town

The Portuguese City Council has begun work on the construction of two urban elevators that will serve to improve access between Julio Gutiérrez Lumbreras Street and Urdibai Square, in Portugalete,...

Energy-Efficient Escalators Among 2022 DEN Milestones

Significant progress on a new set of triple escalators and completion of another single set of escalators are among 2022 milestones being celebrated by Denver International Airport (DEN), Mile High...

Lifts, Escalators Part of Plan for New Indian Rail Stations

As construction continues approximately 20 m underground to prepare for tunnel boring machines (TBM) to clear a path for a new metro rail corridor in Patna, India, lifts and escalators...

Montreal’s STM Makes Another Station Accessible With Elevators

On December 22, Société de transport de Montréal (STM) inaugurated elevators at the Jolicoeur metro station — the fourth STM station to be made accessible in the past six weeks...

Specialized Lifts Could Provide Access to Japanese Landmark

The municipal government in Nagoya, Japan, is considering small, specialized lifts known as “electric baskets” to provide access to the reconstructed Tenshukaku main tower keep at Nagoya Castle in Nagoya,...

US$686 Million for Elevators and Other Transit Upgrades

An anticipated US$686 million in federal funding to improve accessibility at older transit stations nationwide is now a reality, with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) announcing on December 19...

Plans for Elevator for NYC MTA Station Taking Shape

Plans to install the long-awaited elevator at Mosholu Parkway subway station, which serves the 4 line and is located at the border of Jerome Park and Norwood in the Bronx,...

Connecticut Town Officials Expected To Approve Elevator

Town officials in New Canaan, Connecticut, are expected to discuss and approve an approximately US$2.5 million contract with a Ridgefield-based company to install an elevator in Waveny House, the New...

Indian Home Mobility Company Recruiting Nearly 2,000 Workers

In partnership with TK Access Solutions of Germany, Chennai-based Elite Elevators announced in November it has commenced mass hiring across its multinational branches. The home mobility company has operations in...