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New BRT under construction in Rome

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, E - Reportages, tagged , , , , on August 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Wandering around the web, I discovered today a good news from Rome: A brand new BRT opening in the south-east of the city. The new infrastructure will start from ANAGNINA subway station and extend further east, passing through Cinecittà Est and Tor Vergata. All details of this infrastructure are here (PDF). (image: Roma Metropolitane) Almost [...]

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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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Private operators look at italian railways

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, B - Trends, tagged , , , on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Ten years ago, low cost airlines were seen as the future of long distance transportation. Fast, cheap and easy to use, low cost airlines put a serious threat over bus and railway development all over Europe.  Ten years later, the trend is reversed. Forced by high gas prices, Airlines are rising prices and reducing flights, [...]

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Milan S-bahn arrives to Rogoredo

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

(image: wikipedia) On july 15, a new stretch of Milan S-bahn has opened. From now on, trains from lines S1, S2, S6 and S10 will have their sout-eastern terminal in Milano Rogoredo instead of Milano Porta Vittoria. (source: ferrovie.it, urban rail)

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The best new neighborhoods in europe

Posted in 1 - spaces, A - News, B - Trends, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

(photo: model of Le Plessis-Robinson, from wikipedia) Yesterday I showed some examples of smart growth in Spain. Today, we’ll have an overview of  what’s happening all over europe, with the winners of the 2008 Philippe Rottier European Prize. Here they are: Best Operation of Urban Renaissance in a suburban city – Plessis-Robinson, France Best New [...]

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Amaro Ramazzotti: the celebration of Urban Life

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), D - reflections, tagged , , , , , on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I read today some posts about Milan (here, here and here), and my mind came back to one of the most famous ads who celebrated urban life. The scene is in Milan, but it could easily be New York, Paris or any  other global city. (sources: Jane Jacobs, Nazione Indiana, GaWK, spot80)

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Retrofitting urban sprawl: Learning from Monte Sacro

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.3 - public transports, 2.4 - cars, C - Tips, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , , on July 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

As gas prices rise, lots of people are wondering what will be the future of suburbia. Will it be able to recycle itself into more dense and pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods, or will it decay and turn into XXI century slums? A visit of Monte Sacro (Rome, italy) can be useful. In the 20′s Monte Sacro was [...]

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Roma – Pantano: it’s gone!

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged , , , on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It’s gone! From yesterday morning, the outer part of Roma-Pantano Light Rail is closed. To remember the line and its history, here are some videos of the rolling stock, passing in Porta Maggiore, the only transfer station of the line. (source: tramvetti.blogspot.com)

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Casilina Express

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , on July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

When I’m asked about Rome, people often are surprised of how much my description of the city differs from the traditional image portrayed by tourist guides and postcards. They don’t know that behind the famous Ethernal City lies another town, maybe less scenic, but still very interesting. One of the landmark of this hidden Rome [...]

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Learning from Copenhagen

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 2.2 - cycling, 2.4 - cars, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In the 60′s, Copenhagen started an ambitious plan to improve cycling and walking. When the inhabitants were asked about the plan, they were skeptical…”we’re not Italians, we don’t have walking culture”. 50 years later, Italy is overwhelmed by car culture and Copenhagen has become a model for biking and walking… (source: streetsblog)

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