How do we make Amsterdam’s bike tunnels less scary?
It involves all the five senses, apparently
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Development / Public Spaces
Italy / Turin / Green City
Happy bees are the stamp of approval for Turin’s waste-to-energy plant environment
The method of using the honey-producing critters as the litmus test of sustainability is known as biomonitoring
Italy / Turin / Digital transformation / Mobility
Turin’s “Netflix of Mobility” service gets high marks after pilot phase
The first such initiative in Italy that aims to discourage people from taking their cars when going downtown
Italy / Milan / Turin / Venice / Green City
Northern Italy enters state of emergency due to drought
Five of the regions located there will receive funding, but that might only be the first step in times of need
Italy / Turin / Public Spaces / Social City
Turin snatches an ex-mafia castle
The property, together with others that have been confiscated, will be converted for social welfare uses
Italy / Turin / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Turin art museum lets a robot be the guide
R1 can answer your questions about the exhibition you see
Italy / Turin / Culture and Tourism / Social City
Visitors can soon enjoy Turin’s Eurovision Village
Free-of-charge space open to all from 7 to 14 May
Italy / Turin / Digital transformation / Education and Sport
Turin pushes ahead with digital transition of small business even after pandemic
The local Chamber of Commerce wants to ensure that every entrepreneur has an online presence
Italy / Turin / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
Turin wants to revive the Po River for tourism
New, lighter, electric boats will navigate the waters
Italy / Turin / Education and Sport / Green City
Turin school builds a Nature Classroom
It is one of the first twelve in Italy to implement this WWF initiative
Italy / Turin / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
Piedmont offers direct link with women in distress, thanks to an app
'Erica' is free and simple to use
Italy / Turin / Development / Green City
Piedmont eyes turning the Po River banks into a shared forest
One tree will be planted for each inhabitant of the participating municipalities
Italy / Rome / Turin / Politics and Reforms
Second round of Italian local elections solidifies the left in large cities
We now know who the new mayors of Rome, Turin and Trieste will be
Italy / Turin / Development
Turin to host Eurovision 2022
The premier European song contest is set to return to Italy after 31 years
Italy / Milan / Rome / Turin / Politics and Reforms
The left takes Italy’s large cities, the right stronger in small towns
Rome is headed for second round of voting, but it will definitely have a new mayor
Italy / Milan / Rome / Turin / Politics and Reforms
Italian local elections are taking place on 3 and 4 October
Less than a third of the country’s municipalities are participating, but the major cities will be up for grabs
Italy / Turin / Education and Sport / Green City
Turin wants to show residents the true benefit of plants
A project there wants to not only raise awareness but to foster the start of a true ‘greenery culture’
Italy / Turin / Green City / Welfare and Health
Turin has waged its own war on packaged water
The city recently installed the 200th water point in the metropolitan area
Italy / Turin / Digital transformation
New app to warn residents of Piedmont and Liguria about upcoming storms
This comes after a particularly tense month of July, which saw heavy hailstorms in these regions
Italy / Turin / Social City / Welfare and Health
Here is how Turin helps its seniors cope with the heat
The city implements a summer emergency plan
Italy / Turin / Digital transformation / Mobility
Turin is looking for volunteers to test out new MaaS platform
The pilot project will last one year, making the city the first in Italy to implement this
Italy / Turin / Culture and Tourism / Growing City
Ryanair adds Turin as its new base in Italy
This will open up the city as a gateway for winter tourism
Italy / Turin / Economy and Finance
Turin hopes to host the next European gigafactory
A city with car manufacturing traditions looks towards the new age
Italy / Turin / Public Spaces
From abandoned tram tracks to a public space in Turin
Communal enthusiasm concentrates on converting a place into space
Italy / Turin / Green City / Public Spaces
Turin will expand its green lungs with the addition of a forest
2100 new plants will grow in the Sangone Park of the city
Italy / Turin / Development / Economy and Finance
Piedmont Government organizes a ‘roadshow’ to debate spending of EU recovery funds
The first stops were the Provinces of Novara and Vercelli
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“Disappearing walls” spring up around Europe
They can be seen in 10 countries
Turin / Economy and Finance
Turin and EIB sign a Climate framework agreement
The aim is a wide-ranging cooperation over the next 3 years for the implementation of projects combating climate change
Milan / Rome / Turin / Mobility
'Smarter Italy' programme invests 20 million euros to innovate public transport and mobility
The goal is to encourage social and economic recovery in Italian cities after the coronavirus emergency
Gabrovo / Grenoble / Tallinn / Turin / Energy efficiency
European Green Capital 2022 finalists announced
Dijon, Grenoble, Tallinn and Turin proceed to the final stage of the competition
Milan / Turin / Culture and Tourism
Genoa, Milan and Turin united for tourism
The three Italian municipalities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, to promote their tourist destinations at both a national and international level