Accessibility
India’s WR Real-Time Monitoring App Aims To Boost VT Uptime
India’s Western Railway (WR) has developed a real-time monitoring app for vertical-transportation (VT) equipment serving suburban Mumbai stations, including 122 escalators and 69 elevators, the Hindustan Times is among outlets...
Otis Providing 61 VT Units for Sydney Metro — Western Airport
Otis announced on July 9 it is providing 61 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 40 520NPE heavy-duty public-transit escalators and 21 Gen3TM and Gen2® elevators — for the Sydney Metro —...
Access BDD Receives Which? Accreditation
Access BDD announced it has been named as a Which? Recommended Stairlift Provider. Access BDD was stringently assessed to ensure it met the necessary criteria and received an overall score...
“Floating” Addition Proposed Atop Historic Toronto Apartment Building
Developer ProWinko has proposed a 10-story addition designed by Alliance that would “float” one story above a historic, four-story apartment building in Toronto’s Annex neighborhood, Urban Toronto reports. Bringing the...
Otis Vietnam To Provide and Service 28 Elevators for Hanoi Residential Tower
Otis Vietnam announced on July 8 it has been awarded a contract to provide and service four SkyRise® and 24 AriseTM elevators for LUMIÈRE Evergreen, a 40-story luxury apartment tower...
1916 Elevator in Missouri Courthouse Closed for Repairs
A more-than-100-year-old cage elevator serving the Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, Missouri, is closed so it can undergo vital repairs, The Joplin Globe reports. The courthouse was built in 1894,...
ADA-Compliant Elevators Come to Two More LIRR Stations
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on June 28 it has made the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) Amityville and Lindenhurst stations accessible to all in accordance with the...
Escalators and Lifts Being Installed at FOBs in Delhi, India
After a survey by India’s Delhi Government revealed that people were not using foot overbridges (FOBs) due to the time and fatigue involved, it is now in various stages of...
TfL Mulling VT Upgrades at East London Rail Station
Transport for London (TfL) is considering vertical-transportation (VT) upgrades and more at the Pontoon Dock Docklands Light Railway station in East London, Ian Visits reports. TfL filed an application with...
Canada School Gets Stairlift Based on Student Petition
A stairlift is being installed at Fairview Junior High School in Halifax, Canada, after a 15-year-old student launched a petition in February for having one installed in the school since...
