(NO MOSE demonstrators – the caption reads “We were and we are right!”) Is it worth completing a project that we already know will not fulfill the objectives for which it was designed? And which will involve major costs for maintenance and management for the next one hundred years? By Armando Danella, Ambiente Venezia 3 … More MoSE. There is still an alternative.
Prominent coverage in the foreign press regarding the management of tourist flows: from El Pais to Le Monde, the Washington Post and Financial Times. By Enrico Tantucci VENICE: The world is talking about the gates that were placed to manage the flow of tourists in Venice. The news of the creation of these tourist “check … More Tourism emergency in Venice covered by journals worldwide
On Tuesday the allocation was approved by the administration; it now awaits final approval by the City Council. 168 more public housing units will be restored in Venice and on the islands. When the project is complete there will be 357 units. The subject of housing has more than most raised an outcry from citizens … More City “Housing Plan”, 7 million Euro for property restorations: “1,000 more residents”
An open letter denounces the raise in fees for rental of the spaces; “A room that seats 50 now costs 400 Euro. This is how you kill culture” By Enrico Tantucci VENICE: No more free public spaces for the cultural associations and citizen volunteer groups that presented projects and proposals for initiatives to the Municipality … More Associations voice their anger at the City after free use of public spaces discontinued in Venice
Tomaso Montanari (Florence, 1971), is an art historian and professor at University of Naples Federico II. He is the president of Liberty and Justice (a new political party in Italy). His most recent book is “Italian Constitution: article 9” (Carocci, 2018). This article appeared in La Repubblica, 30 April 2018. Venice, City Denied by Tomaso … More Venice, City Denied – by Tomaso Montanari
Open protest by the social centers: thirty people removed the gates installed by the City to manage the flow of tourists in front of Ponte Calatrava. By Eleonora Vallin and Andrea Magrini VENEZIA. Sunday morning there was an open protest by the social centers, who removed the gates installed by the City in front of … More Venice, a mob at Piazzale Roma: “No Global” removes barriers against tourist crowds.
Venice with turnstiles: police officers at the gates and lines. “Now it is like Disneyland” The City has deployed its anti-invasion measures. Controlled routes, police ready to close off access. By Gloria Bertasi VENEZIA. Day “x”, when Venice is fitted with stadium type turnstiles, has arrived. Saturday the gates were put in service amidst the … More Venice with turnstiles: “Now it is like Disneyland”
Tourist management, nightmare crowds at Venice Foot traffic diverted and ferries from Punta Sabbioni moved from San Marco to Fondamente Nuove. These are the two new provisions in the ordinance for the May 1 holiday. By Alberto Vitucci VENEZIA. Foot traffic diverted, and ferries coming from Punta Sabbioni moved to Fondamente Nuove. These are the … More Tourism traffic diversions for May 1 holiday create controversy in Venice
The shadow of the crime of “omission” hovers over Pili Query in City Council requests that the Mayor respond to reminders from the Ministry and inform the Procura. By Gianni Favarato VENEZIA. A new query to the Mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, has been issued by City Councilors Felice Casson, Rocco Fiano, Giovannin Pelizzato, Francesca Faccini, Renzo … More Mayor Brugnaro asked to report Businessman Brugnaro’s company to the Venice Procura for failing to address environmental cleanup at Pili.
Giovanni Semi is a Venetian sociologist and professor at Torino: “Under the Lagoon runs a river of capital which is ready to snatch up everything and we need to expose it” By Vera Mantengoli VENEZIA. Venice, the city of the expelled. This is the risk we run if we do not break the spell of … More “Venice is bewitched by tourism: it is urgent that we break the spell”
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