Transport
Navigating Rome's traffic made easier with smartphone apps
Two new apps for commuters on Rome's public transport are being launched by the city's transport company ATAC and the capital's mobility agency, Muoversi a Ro...
Mercedes car sharing may launch in March
Rome will welcome the Smart car-sharing scheme Car2go in March, following its success in Milan where it was launched last summer.
The Mercedes-Daimler subsidiary is set to b...
Third anti-smog Sunday in Rome this year Traffic in Rome has been banned within the fascia verde (green belt) on Sunday 23 February from 07.30 to 12.30, and from 16.30 to 19.00. The ban was originally scheduled un...
Drivers swap coins for payment by smartphone
Payment for parking in Rome's striscia blu (blue) parking zones can be made via smartphone from 12 February.
The "atac.sosta" service allows drivers to make an electron...
Recent bad weather continues to cause problems for Rome's commuters
Sections of a number of major roads in north-west Rome are closed, including Via Trionfale which is closed in both directions between Via Carlo Evang...
ATAC postpones strike action until later date Rome's public transport company ATAC will not be engaging in the previously scheduled
24-hour strike on Wednesday 5 February.
Transport trade unions postponed the stri...
ATAC engages in 24-hour strike action Commuters in Rome face a 24-hour public transport strike on Wednesday 5 February.
The strike by Rome's public transport company ATAC follows the usual timetable: from 08.30 to 17...
Residents urged to report illegal parking via Twitter
Rome traffic police are encouraging Twitter users to report illegal parking in the capital by taking photographs of the offending vehicles and tweeting the images...
Major changes proposed for city's traffic
A raft of changes to combat Rome's traffic problems were proposed by the city's traffic councillor Guido Improta at the Capitoline Museums on 29 January.
Central to the Pia...
Roma Tpl and Cotral continue strike plans for 24 January
The 24-hour strike by Rome transport company ATAC scheduled for Friday 24 January has been postponed to Wednesday 5 February.
However employees of the subur...
Strike involves ATAC but not Trenitalia Commuters in Rome face a 24-hour public transport strike on Friday 24 January. The strike follows the usual timetable: from 08.30 to 17.00 and from 20.00 to end of service. It a...
Destination for ship's scrappage operation still to be decided The Costa Concordia shipwreck is to be towed away from the small Tuscan island of Giglio in June, according to officials in charge of its removal. The proc...
Four-hour strike by ATAC on 16 December A four-hour strike by Rome public transport company ATAC is scheduled on Monday 16 December from 08.30-12.30.
The strike involves the city's bus, metro, tram and light-rail ser...
More anti-smog measures in Rome
Rome has banned all cars, motorcycles and mopeds with odd-numbered licence plates from circulating within the city's green belt (the area inside the GRA ring road) on Tuesday 10 Decemb...
From January bus, tram and metro tickets can be bought by sms
Rome commuters will be able to purchase bus, tram and metro tickets via their mobile phones from the start of 2014. The initiative was announced by the m...
Double strike in Rome on 3 December Commuters in Rome face a double public transport strike on Tuesday 3 December, involving the city's transport company ATAC and surburban bus company Roma Tpl.
The 24-hour ATAC stri...
Ryanair has announced that it is launching a new base at Rome’s Fiumicino airport to serve destinations in southern Italy starting 18 December. The airports are Catania, Lamezia Terme and Palermo.
At the same ti...
Rome's mayor proposes new tramline
A new tramline between Termini station and Trastevere is one of a number of transport initiatives being proposed by Rome's mayor Ignazio Marino, subject to funding from CIPE, Italy's...
A four-hour public transport strike takes place in Rome from 09.00-13.00 on Wednesday 13 November.
The mid-week action affects the capital's buses, trams, metro and light rail services Roma-Lido, Roma-Giardinetti and...
Claims of corruption at Rome bus company
An investigation has begun into claims that Rome's bus company ATAC engaged in the counterfeiting of tickets, amassing almost €70 million a year of undeclared money which...
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