Author: campaignforalivingvenice

Protests and Doubts: The Debut of the “Access Ticket” in the International Press

April 26, 2024

“That’ll Be 5 Euros, Please” is the headline in the New York Times. The main global newspapers report on the checks at the station, the reasons the Municipality introduced the ticket and the protests of the residents. Today there were 23 thousand paying and 128 thousand registered By Leonardo Bison April 26, 2024 The second … More Protests and Doubts: The Debut of the “Access Ticket” in the International Press

The Last Sunday Without an Entry Ticket to Venice and the Measure Remains Divisive

April 22, 2024

There are some people who don’t want to pay five euros and others who are asking for the price to be twenty or thirty euros, with transportation and services included By Maria Ducoli April 22, 2024 It wasn’t yet half past ten, but Venice was already like an aquarium full of fish, too many of … More The Last Sunday Without an Entry Ticket to Venice and the Measure Remains Divisive

“600 days without regulation on short-term rentals”: an Ironic “Lion” is Awarded to the Mayor

April 14, 2024

The activists of the Alta Tensione Abitativa campaign awarded the administration with a “Lion with its tail between its legs”. “An historic opportunity masterfully avoided”. The group’s proposal for a national law was relaunched afterwards at Rialto. It was a symbolic and ironic action, but full of political value, organized today at Ca’ Farsetti by … More “600 days without regulation on short-term rentals”: an Ironic “Lion” is Awarded to the Mayor

Venice Drops Below 49,000 Residents and the Mainland Grows

April 9, 2024

Urban planner Laura Fregolent (Iuav): “In addition to the figure of the decline in the birth rate, there is an objective absence of policies useful for reversing the trend. The main issue is housing” 3 April 2024 [Ed. Note: this site has been quiet for a month or so due to a variety of things … More Venice Drops Below 49,000 Residents and the Mainland Grows

Venice’s Air Quality on “Red Alert” for 15 Days Now, “And Citizens Get Sick”

February 10, 2024

CGIL’s Giordano: “You can’t hide forever behind cycling paths and planting, which are fine, because a worker who is trying to get around at 5 in the morning with the thermometer below zero needs free, widespread and not overcrowded public transportation.” Venessia.com: “The health of thousands of people is at stake” By Mario Nascimbeni February … More Venice’s Air Quality on “Red Alert” for 15 Days Now, “And Citizens Get Sick”

Living in Pollution in Marghera. “I am the daughter of hydrocarbon”

February 3, 2024

Current events and history combine in the story of Bruna Malaguti, who grew up in Porto Marghera: “An atrocious place” By Mitia Chiarin 03 February 2024 “Porto Marghera was an atrocious place, but I was born there, and I feel like the little plants growing in cracks in the asphalt. I am a daughter of … More Living in Pollution in Marghera. “I am the daughter of hydrocarbon”

Moeche and masanete: Ca’ Foscari Study Reveals the Blue Crab’s Favorite Food

January 27, 2024

The research, promoted by the Fisheries Foundation, Ca’ Foscari and the Region looked at the food preferences of the invasive crustacean, which threatens the valuable green crab. The blue crab’s high reproductive capacity is also confirmed: females lay more than 2 million eggs with each single deposit By Elisabetta B. Anzoletti January 26 , 2024 … More Moeche and masanete: Ca’ Foscari Study Reveals the Blue Crab’s Favorite Food

Basilica of San Marco: After Accidental Flood, Entry Is Now Only Via Walkways

January 12, 2024

This is what the Venice Prosecutor’s Office decided to avoid further problems after the failure of the barriers. But there is controversy over the maintenance of the glass installation By Eugenio Pendolini January 9, 2024 The technical mix-up that caused part of the Basilica to flood on Saturday January 6 due to the failure to … More Basilica of San Marco: After Accidental Flood, Entry Is Now Only Via Walkways

“Save Yourself While You Still Can”. Drugs and Poverty Mark New Year in Brugnaro’s Mestre.

January 7, 2024

“Battisti Elementary has a view right onto Via Dante, the pedestrian and cycle road that leads to the underpass to Marghera, which is often a meeting place for drug dealers and users. An emblematic message has appeared on the walls of the underpass in recent days: ‘Mestre is a condemnation. If you’re going there, save … More “Save Yourself While You Still Can”. Drugs and Poverty Mark New Year in Brugnaro’s Mestre.

New Restrictions on Tourist Groups Coming in Venice: Limit of 25 People and a Ban on Megaphones

January 1, 2024

Guides will no longer be able to use small megaphones but only systems with earphones. Guides Association: “This is the right choice, but the important thing is the ability to enforce it” By Carlo Mion December 31, 2023 Tour groups with guides in Venice can have no more than 25 people. This was decided by … More New Restrictions on Tourist Groups Coming in Venice: Limit of 25 People and a Ban on Megaphones