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New shopping area opens in downtown Lausanne

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.2 - workplaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged , , , , , , , on November 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »

On November 26th, a new shopping area has opened in the Flon area in downtown Lausanne. The new complex includes a supermarket (Migros) and some smaller shops, and is located close to Lausanne-Flon subway station (lines M1, M2 and LEB), making it a perfect example of Transit-Oriented-Development. With the opening of the new complex, Flon [...]

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luxury trains come back to Italy

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, B - Trends, tagged , , , on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

(source image: flickr) Luxury trains have come back to Italy. in 2005, SeaTrain has renewed some trains from italian companies FCU and Vesuviana and turned them into Roma Express and Napoli Express. (source image: flickr) Rome Express runs from Civitavecchia Harbour to Rome S. Pietro Railway station, leaving passengers in the very heart of Rome, [...]

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Procedural City Engine

Posted in A - News, tagged , on November 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »

When Gianfranco Caniggia‘s theories meet a powerful rendering engine, this is the result: City engine can be downloaded from here

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Lausanne metro line 2: finally open!

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, E - Reportages, tagged , on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This morning, Lausanne Metro line 2 has finally open to the public. To celebrate the event, here are some photos of the line: Lausanne-Flon: signs pointing to the platforms Lausanne-Flon: altough they belong to different companies, all the lines converging in Lausanne-Flon are announced with similar signs. Lausanne-Flon. Lausanne Metro’s colors scheme: Blue – Yellow [...]

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Lausanne Metro line 2: commercial service will start next monday

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged , , on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It’s official: Lausanne Metro line 2 will open next Monday,  October 27, 2008. Line Métrobus will be discontinued, all the other lines will not be changed until December 14. All the info here and here. (source: 24Heures)

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Obama promotes urban life

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.4 - cars, A - News, tagged , , , , , on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“…All of our politics was built around the idea that there are cities, and there are suburbs, and the suburban people don’t like the city people, and the city people don’t like the suburban people, and usually the suburban people are republicans, and the city people are democrats…our politics was built around that idea. Except [...]

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Unofficial map of Lausanne and Vaud nightbus: Somnambule

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged , , , , , on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In Vaud, public transport is organized around several companies, each one with its own website, its own design, its own line numbering criteria. During the day, a centralized bus and train schedule and fare system allow users to organize their trips without many inconvenients, but during the night (between midnight and 4AM), things become more [...]

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Transit Art: CEVA

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, B - Trends, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , , , on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Here in Switzerland, the ultimate decision on infrastructure and urban planning comes from people, so a good communication campaign is essential in order to promote a project. So, public administrations always put a big effort on promotion and communication, as in the case of CEVA, the new underground link between the Swiss and French railway [...]

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A coworking space starts in Lausanne

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.2 - workplaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), A - News, tagged , , on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Imagine a place in which you can have all comforts of your own house, the sociability of a café, the synergies of an office… a place like this exists, and it’s called coworking. And finally, it has arrived to Lausanne. From the 5th of november, Espace Coworking Lausanne will offer office spaces in a friendly, [...]

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Transit Art: Transformers

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, tagged , , , on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Mobility week is almost over: for ten days, walking, cycling and public transport have been the main topic of a long list of events in Lausanne. One of the event of this week was the shooting of Transformers 02, by NOTsoNOISY and Retrobus:

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