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Speed matters
Of time, life and space. Or why transit speed matters.
Dec 17, 2025
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Marco Chitti
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Build trams. But build them well.
Understanding what tramways are, what they do best and how to employ them.
Dec 5, 2025
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Marco Chitti
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Why I’m still skeptical about ALTO’s HSR project
A reality check and a plea for transparency.
Nov 5, 2025
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Marco Chitti
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The High Speed Rail and the city - part 2
More tracks, but for whom? The case of the Bologna-Castel Bolognese fast quad-tracking and the problem of disentangling mixed traffic.
Oct 27, 2025
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Genova and its railways
A mapped story of ships, boats, tunnels and freight trains.
Oct 8, 2025
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The High Speed Rail and the City – part 1
Routing High-Speed Rail in urban areas: the case of Florence
Jul 29, 2025
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Down with the BRT, long live the Bus
Why Bus Rapid Transit is a failed planning concept
Apr 10, 2025
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The Long Modernization of the Italian Railways
Why High-Speed Rail is not the only modern rail.
Feb 18, 2025
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