Transport
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...
Bus service down 10 per cent
Up to 100 drivers at Rome's bus company ATAC have called a wildcat strike against their company, trade unions, and the capital – the owner of the troubled public transport body....
Winter ZTL timetable comes into force
The winter timetable of Rome's limited traffic zone (ZTL) is in force from 1 November until 31 March, limiting the movement of certain vehicles within the city's Grande Raccordo A...
This car sharing scheme has been hugely successful in Milan
The car-sharing scheme car2go comes to Rome following its success in Milan where it witnessed 50,000 subscribers and 100,000 journeys within two months of it...
ATAC to reduce bus routes in 2014
Rome's public transport company ATAC will implement a range of cuts to "unnecessary" bus routes, according to the capital's mobility councillor Guido Improta.
The cuts will be int...
Traffic cameras installed and road works continue near the Colosseum
Electronic signs will soon replace traffic police on Via dei Fori Imperiali, reminding motorists that no private traffic is allowed on the section b...
Rome faces major protest by trade unions as well as transport strikes
A national general strike on Friday 18 October will involve a major protest in Rome by trade unions COBAS, CUB and USB, whose members are calling f...
Action postponed until national general strike
A strike by suburban bus company Roma Tpl, originally scheduled for Monday 7 October, has been postponed until Friday 18 October, from 08.30-12.30.
The strike by the s...
Rome commuters unable to get out of locked stations
Commuters on the Rome-Viterbo light rail service were locked in a number of train stations during the capital's 24-hour public transport strike on 1 October.
The...
The incident is the fourth recent landing alert at Rome’s airport
Italy's air navigation safety agency has ordered an investigation after an Alitalia airplane flying from Madrid made an emergency landing at Rome...
Commuters in Rome face yet another public transport strike on Tuesday 1 October.
The 24-hour strike has been called by trade union SUL, on behalf of employees of Rome public tranpsort ATAC, and affects local and...
Strike calls during European Mobility Week Commuters in Rome can expect two public transport strikes on 20 and 21 September.
The announcement comes during Rome's participation in European Mobility Week, an annual eve...
Now that the Costa Concordia is upright two important questions remain. Can she be repaired sufficiently to be floated away from the island? If so, where will she go to be dismantled?
Originally the time for on-site r...
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