Transport
The Rome city council has approved the creation of three new cycle paths. The areas involved are Mandrione, Tor Vergata and Ostia. Public tenders for the construction work will be published in the next few weeks and buil...
The ninth Thursday of restricted traffic in Rome is on 10 March. Vehicles with licence plates ending with an even number will not be allowed to circulate in the "fascia verde" - the green zone - between the 09.00 -12.00...
The Rome city council, the city's public transport company, ATAC and Legambiente, the environmental association, have introduced a new car-sharing scheme aimed at reducing the number of vehicles on the city's roads.
The...
There are currently 5,821 cabs in the capital but there may soon to be 6,121. The news was broken by the mayor Walter Veltroni, who announced a decision that has been taken by the city council. The number of taxis in the...
Vehicles with number plates ending in an odd number are banned from Romes roads on Thursday 3 March from 09.00-12.00 and 15.00-19.00. Sunday 6 March is a traffic-free day in the city. No vehicles can circulate from 10.00...
Ryanair, the Irish low-cost airline, has introduced two new routes between Rome and the United Kingdom: one flight a day to and from Liverpool (northwest England) and one a day to and from Durham (northeast England). The...
Young people from 14 - 17 can now study for their motorcycle driving licence on line The ministry of education and the road safety section of the national association of insurers, ANIA, are providing a free website to ma...
The seventh Thursday of restricted traffic in Rome is on 24 February. Vehicles with licence plates ending with an even number will not be allowed to circulate in the "fascia verde" - the green zone - between the 09.00 -1...
On Thursday 17 February vehicles with licence plates ending in an odd number will not be able circulate in the "fascia verde" in Rome. This is the sixth Thursday when private traffic on the city roads in the "green zone"...
The European Union laid down guidelines on gas emissions and pollution in 1999 that came into effect in Italy on the 1 January 2005. The rules say that levels polvere sottile (fine dust) must not exceed 50 micrograms per...
On Sunday 13 February all private traffic, including motorcycles, will be banned from circulating within the "green zone" in Rome from 10.00 until 18.00. This is a large area of the city and extends well beyond the histo...
Railway workers unions have confirmed a 24-hour train strike, starting at 21.00 on 10 February until the same time on Friday 11 February. The walkout is in defiance of a ruling by the government's minister for infrastruc...
British Airways, the flagship British carrier, is to lay off all the staff at its bookings call centre in Rome. The company has decided to reduce costs and encourage on-line booking, even though passengers travelling wit...
An Italian high court has declared that sections of the highway code, introduced in July 2003, are illegal. The court has ruled that points can be deducted from a licence only if the driver of the vehicle committing the...
The transport commission of the European Union has opened an enquiry into the proposed 1,2 billion recapitalization needed to save Italys state flag carrier Alitalia from closure. The enquiry wants confirmation that the...
Cars and motorcycles will be banned from Romes streets on Sunday 16 January from 10.00 18.00 in a further attempt to cut pollution, which has reached dangerous levels in the city.
The Sunday ban follows eleven days of...
Railway workers, responsible for safety on Italian rail tracks, are asking all railway workers to join them in a 24 hour strike from 21.00 on Sunday 16 January until the same time on Monday 17 January to protest at cost-...
The city authorities in Florence have ruled that from 1 January 2005 they will not renew entry permits for the historic centre to sports utility vehicles (SUV), jeeps, and four wheel drive cars which weigh more than Kg18...
Quick counters have been introduced for travellers arriving at the railway station less than 15 minutes before their train departs. Trenitalia has opened counters at the following stations: Roma Termini, Napoli Centrale...
Trenitalia has announced that it is to dedicate one high-speed train every day to Milan, and back, at the special price of 9 each way. The new service is not a temporary offer and will be included in the trenitalia timet...
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