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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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Lausanne metro line 2 (Le Temps)

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, tagged , , on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The opening of Lausanne Metro line 2, by Marco Danesi (Le Temps) source: domaine public

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Lausanne Metro line 2: it’s open!

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, tagged , , on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Voila! Since last Thursday (and till Sunday, since the last tests will go on till the final opening on october 27), Lausanne Metro line 2 is open: Here is the official video from TVRL And here, the complete video of the trip, by skylop:

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Crowdsourcing the eco-district of Lausanne Blécherette: consuming

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.2 - workplaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, A - News, B - Trends, tagged , , , , on September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

On september 10, another crowdsourcing session has taken place in Lausanne. This time, the theme was “consuming”: shops, energy, water, wastes. Here is a list of the wishes that came out during the session: – Small independent shops rather than big chain suburban supermarkets (Most of people had few hopes that this would have been [...]

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Mobility Week – 18 to 28 september 2008

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, 3 - events, A - News, tagged , , , , , , on September 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »

(video: transformers 01 by NOTsoNOISY) From 18 to 28 september 2008, Lausanne will host the Mobility Week. Lausanne public transports’ network will turn itself in a big show: – Metro Line 2 will be open from 18 to 21 September, from 15h30 to 20h00 on the first day, from 10h00 to 20h00 on the other [...]

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Lausanne Metro line 2 will open on October 27

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged , on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It will open on September 18. Then close again on September 22. Then open again on October 27. Finally, the dates of opening of lausanne metro line 2 have been published. The official document can be found here. (source: 24 heures)

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Crowdsourcing the eco-district of Lausanne Blécherette: growing up

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.4 - public spaces, 2 - transports, 2.1 - walking, 3 - events, A - News, tagged , , , on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

(source video: OLA Métamorphose) The city of Lausanne is promoting a serie of crowdsourcing sessions for the new eco-district of Pontaise-Blecherette. Last Tuesday I was in the first of them, called “Grow Up”, and heard lots of interesting ideas. First of all, people wanted a small-scale district: small roads that will help random meetings, small [...]

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Lake Geneva region goes metropolitan

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, 1.2 - workplaces, A - News, B - Trends, tagged , , , , , , 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 [...]

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Label Suisse: transit party!

Posted in 2 - transports, 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged , , on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Opening of Lausanne Metro line 2 gets closer and closer, and a big celebration is previewed! From 19 to 21 september, all the city will become a big stage: concerts, exibitions, parties will gather around the new metro. (the program can be found on http://labelsuisse.rsr.ch/2008/) In the meantime, trains – still empty – continue to [...]

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Protection against the railway noise: Lausanne Guesthouse

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.1 - housing, C - Tips, tagged , , , , on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Another good exemple of protection of a building from noisy infrastructures  is given by the Lausanne Guesthouse, designed by Patrick Chiché. In this building, all the services (stairways and bathrooms) are located along the reailway line, while living and sleeping rooms are all on the opposite side. A resumé of the project is available here.

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