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Cable car BASF (Mannheim)

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BASF cable car

Type of solution: Adding a mode
Node: Mannheim

BASF, one of the biggest chemical producing companies of the world, is located on the western riverbank of the Rhine in Ludwigshafen. However, it has also a plant on the eastern side of the river, next to the port area of Mannheim. To reduce their transport to the port by trucks crossing the Rhine via the current bridges, they thought about an innovative transport solution: connecting their plants by a cable car. There are some issues for doing this: freight crosses the Rhine while ships are passing through the Rhine, meaning safety related issues. Although they are know looking at other alternatives, the idea of shifting from conventional transports by many trucks to other modes, reducing traffic on roads, is perceived interesting. One of the ideas that was put forward was to build a cable car from the Gartenschau location to the city centre of Mannheim and possibly further crossing

Impact Overview

Impact criteria / Questions / Answer
Questions
Answer
A Accessibility
Q:The solution impacts the chosen modality of the flows
A:1
Q:The solution impacts the route of the flows
A:1
Q:The solution impacts the volume of the flows
A:1
Q:The solution impacts the timing of the flows
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the available infrastructure capacity
A:1
B Safety
Q:The solution impacts the number of pedestrian casualties
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the number of cyclist casualties
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the number of motorised vehicle casualties
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the external safety of dangerous goods transport
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the external safety of warehousing operations
A:0
C Economy
Q:The solution impacts the attractivity of the local scale (city) of the Node for investments (value capturing)
A:1
Q:The solution impacts the attractivity of the FUA from logisctics perspective of the Node for investments (value capturing)
A:1
Q:The solution impacts the price of living in urban areas (socio economic)
A:0
Q:The solution impacts synergies with other sectors
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the GDP
A:0
D Vitality
Q:The solution impacts the air quality
A:2
Q:The solution impacts the noise levels
A:0
Q:The solution impacts health of citizens
A:1
Q:The solution impacts the ease of moving in the city for citizens
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the quality of living
A:0
E Connectivity
Q:The solution impacts the connection between the city and the functional urban area from a mobility perspective
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the connection between the city and the functional area from a logistics perspective
A:2
Q:The solution impacts the connection with other Nodes on the Corridor
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the connection with other TEN-T Corridors
A:0
Q:The solution impacts the connection with the comprehensive network
A:0