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28-09-09, conference “Urban renewal: what is it?”

Posted in 3 - events, A - News, tagged , , on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

(image: wikipedia) Under the term “urban renewal” we can find lots of different projects started by different entities (citizens, public authorities, developers) and with completely different visions. Some project will bring derelict industrial areas back to the city (as in Malley), some others will throw away most of the ancients inhabitants and look for completely [...]

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The major of Rome is on Flickr!

Posted in 2.3 - public transports, A - News, tagged , , , on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I just discovered that Mr. Gianni Alemanno, Major of Rome, is on Flickr. Here we see his set about te opening of the new BRT in Rome. Good to see that more and more politicians are entering the blogosphere!

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Café Écoquartier on September 23, 2009

Posted in 3 - events, A - News, tagged , , , on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Are you looking for your dream house? Is there something in (y)our city you’d like to be improved? Come and discuss at the Café Écoquartier: a meeting to talk about co-housing, eco-habitat and urbanism. The Association Écoquartier waits for you on September 23, 2009, at 20.00 at the Café Restaurant de l’Ouest, Av.de Morges 119, [...]

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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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Lausanne Dimanche

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.3 - third places (bars and cafés), A - News, C - Tips, tagged , , , , on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

These days, lots of people have asked me for addresses and ideas for sunday and evening shopping. And so, here is the list: Lausanne Dimanche

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Ada Lovelace day: Jane Jacobs

Posted in 1 - spaces, 1.4 - public spaces, A - News, D - reflections, tagged , , , , , , on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today is Ada Lovelace day, a day in which each blogger should talk about a woman who changed the world in her field: a good occasion to talk about the person who gave the biggest contribute to contemporary urbanism, Jane Jacobs. XIX and early XX century were the century of machines, a century in which [...]

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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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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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