The Tips of Zona-M

Rome

An example of Italian useless public work: the new Scafa bridge over the Tiber River

May 21, 2012
(the italian version has many more links)

If they can make you ask the wrong questions, the answers don’t matter. The new Ponte della Scafa (Scafa Bridge) over which Via della Scafa (Scafa Road) crosses the Tiber River is, I think, one of these cases.

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The 2020 Olympic Games in Rome? Why?

Jul 14, 2011
I recently read on an italian newspaper that Rome is the great favourite for the 2020 Olympics. Frankly, as an Italian living in Rome, I don’t know if Rome should be happy about this, or what I should think, in general, of the selection process. Yes, I know that hosting the Olympic Games is supposed to give great visibility to a city and create local jobs, but I’m still confused. Here’s why:

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