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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘geneva’
Transit Art: CEVA
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, B - Trends, D - reflections, tagged art, ceva, geneva, metro, news, reflections, trains, trends on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lake Geneva region goes metropolitan
Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.2 - workplaces, A - News, B - Trends, tagged creatives, geneva, lausanne, montreux, news, nyon, trends on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(image: wikimedia commons) Lake Geneva region is turning little by little into a big metropolis, spreading for about 100 km from Geneva to Montreux. Having all the qualities creatives look for, the region is attracting more and more people and enterprises, and is becoming a key place for high-level jobs. And little by little, the [...]
How to create a private space without using fences
Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.4 - cars, C - Tips, tagged geneva, housing, spaces, streets, switzerland, tips, urbanism on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This image (Geneva, square Pradier, via Microsoft Virtual Earth) shows how to create a calm square and give privacy to a block without using fences or corner buildings. The four external building act as a screen and separate the square from the through traffic of the surrounding roads. Access to the backside of the external [...]
bike sharing grows more and more
Posted in 2 - transports, 2.2 - cycling, B - Trends, tagged bikes, geneva, lausanne, New York, paris, rome, trends on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some days ago I was wariting about bike sharing in Lausanne. Now, things are evolving fastly, and more and more cities are implementing a bike sharing program. so, let’s make a list of bike sharing services all over the world: Barcelona Geneva IKEA Lausanne Lyon New York Montreal Paris Rome Sevilla Tulsa (Oklahoma) Vancouver informations [...]
Lake parade
Posted in 3 - events, A - News, tagged events, fun, geneva, news, party, switzerland on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last saturday, the city of Geneva turned into an immense disco for the lake parade! From 4PM to 3AM, 250,000 people danced and had fun on geneva lakeside. For those who missed it, meeting point in Zurich for the street parade!!! (source: 20 minutes)



