Accessibility
KONE Lands 36-Unit Order for 2FA Two-Tower London Development
KONE announced on July 18 it has won a contract to supply 36 vertical-transportation units for the 2 Finsbury Avenue (2FA) development in Broadgate, the largest pedestrianized neighborhood in the...
Destination Elevators Improve Wait Times for Cruise Goers
Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas cruise ship, which departs from Florida’s Port Canaveral to destinations in the Bahamas, has added destination elevators after Icon of the Seas, which launched...
KONE Provides VT for World’s Tallest Sustainable Tower
KONE partnered with Al Wasl Properties to provide vertical-transportation (VT) solutions for the Wasl Tower, the world’s tallest sustainable tower, on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, the Khaleej Times reports....
Otis Indonesia E&E Replacement and Modernization at Jakarta Mall
Otis Indonesia announced on July 18 it has been selected by the Millennium Mall for an elevator and escalator (E&E) replacement and modernization project. The division of Otis Worldwide Corp....
NYT Piece Uses Elevator To Explain Housing Costs and Other Woes
Stephen Jacob Smith, founder and executive director of the Center for Building in North America, used the elevator to explain why housing costs have skyrocketed, among other woes, in a...
Indian Railways Makes Accessibility Strides Through VT Installations
Indian Railways (IR) has made significant efforts to increase passenger convenience and accessibility during the first quarter of FY 2024-2025 through installations of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment across its stations, the...
Wheelchair Lifts To Be Removed in Seoul, Elevators Coming
Seoul Metro, an operator of the city's subway service from Line Nos. 1 to 8, will remove 23 wheelchair lifts in 17 subway stations with a plan to install elevators...
Otis Named to International List for Disability Inclusion
Otis Worldwide Corp. has been recognized for its commitment to disability inclusion by the Disability Equality Index® by being named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for 2024...
TKE Leads Escalator Modernization at Iconic Site in Barcelona
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on July 16 it has been selected to modernize all 22 escalators that provide access to the iconic Montjuïc area in Barcelona, Spain. The escalators, originally...
Prague Metro Station Barrier Free With Elevators Complete
Prague's JiÅ™Ãho z PodÄ›brad metro station in Vinohrady has officially reached barrier-free status with the opening of new elevators, expats.cz reports. The station is now the 47th barrier-free station in...
