Transport
Cyclists take matters into their own hands in Rome tunnel
Rome cyclists have painted their own bicycle track in a dangerous tunnel between the districts of Esquilino and S. Lorenzo after getting fed up waiting for th...
Rome mayor assures local residents of parking facilities
Rome's mayor, Ignazio Marino, has now changed his pedestrianisation plans for the Tridente area of central Rome to allow residents parking facilities in the ar...
Low numbers of commuters on Metro C
Rome's third underground railway line Metro C, which partially opened just over two weeks ago, remains relatively deserted according to statistics released by the city's transport...
Strike will affect road, sea and air travel as well as Rome public transport
Italy's public transport trade unions have a called a national strike on Friday 14 November.
The action will affect air and sea transpo...
Private traffic banned in Rome on 16 November
Traffic in Rome has been banned within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 16 November from 07.30 to 12.30, and from 16.30 to 20.30.
The move is part of regional m...
Technical hitch on day of inauguration
The first stretch of Rome’s Metro C line was inaugurated on 9 November but a technical fault halted the inaugural train after just four stops, forcing passengers to disemb...
Increasing number of foreign drivers involved in road accidents in Italy
There are now more than three million vehicles registered to foreign nationals in Italy, an increase of 34 per cent over the past two years....
Capital lends ATAC €77 million in emergency funding
Rome has come to the rescue once again of the capital's troubled bus company ATAC which has received a €77 million emergency loan from the city.
The mea...
Proposals would see 10 per cent price hike for yearly and monthly bus pass
Commuters using Rome's public transport provider ATAC could see the cost of yearly and monthly bus passes increased by around 10 per cent, ac...
Second transport strike in Rome this month
Commuters in Rome face a 24-hour public transport strike, for the second time this month, on Friday 24 October.
The strike by Rome's public transport company ATAC and su...
Rome mayor furious at delay of launch of first section
The opening of the first section of Metro C has been postponed by the Italian ministry of transport due to bureaucratic delays stemming from a "series of anomali...
Official porters reinstated to combat crime
Rome's Termini station has reinstated luggage porters, after years of absence, in response to increasing reports of crime.
The seven porters are currently recognised by...
Trade unions call for greater security for bus drivers in the capital
Rome's bus drivers are engaging in a "sciopero bianco", or go-slow, from 6-10 October. Buses will travel between 15 and 20 kmph to protest over dr...
ATAC, Roma Tpl and Cotral engage in strike action
Commuters in Rome face a 24-hour public transport strike on Wednesday 1 October.
The strike by Rome's public transport company ATAC and suburban bus company Roma T...
Overhaul part of reorganisation plan by Rome's bus company
ATAC continues to reorganise its service, changing another batch of bus routes on 22 September, for the fourth time over the last six months.
The changes...
First section of Metro C to open in October
City authorities are meeting to decide whether Rome's Metro C will have its terminus in Piazza Venezia or whether to continue the 21.5-km line further, to Piazzale Clodio i...
Proposal would take effect in 2017
Rome proposes to introduce a toll for private vehicles entering the city's anello ferrovario, the railway ring around the capital, according to new plans being put forward by the cit...
Focus on sustainable transport
Over 60 activities and events are scheduled in Rome for European Mobility Week, from 16 to 22 September.
Throughout the week Rome will be promoting bike and car sharing, the use of p...
Mayor appeals to government for bailout
Rome mayor Ignazio Marino has appealed to the Italian government for €240 million to keep afloat the capital's public transport company ATAC.
Marino says that currently...
Saturday now car-free in addition to Sunday
The second experimental phase of pedestrianisation along Rome's Via dei Fori Imperiali, which began on 28 June, will continue until 25 October and not the originally schedul...
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