Cabin-ways: a new means of public transport for Da Nang city

Abstract

Urbanization has caused problems to Da Nang: traffic congestion, air pollution brought about by vehicle emissions in the city. To solve this problem, the local authorities have placed a premium on the development of public transport systems such as bus rapid transit (BRT), aerial railway, etc. However, all these seem to have yielded little effect. To overcome these problems, this article introduces a completely new public transport namely cabin-ways, which transport passengers in compact cabins accommodating up to 6 people per cabin, moving smoothly at high speed by means of a railway hanging upside down. This technology has an advantage of creating movement convenience, using renewable energy without causing environmental pollution but resulting in considerable reduction in investment costs compared to conventional trams.