Are the Venetians Blind?
I may be a fan of mass transit, but how smart could it possibly be to build a subway to a place that is sinking in the sea, like Venice?
"The subway, which supporters say could be ready by 2009, would link up with a tram that goes to Mestre, Venice's commercial heart on the mainland, and would also connect to a station, to be built in the coming years, for a high-speed train line being constructed between Turin and Trieste. The subway would traverse the five miles from the airport to the old shipyards in 14 minutes, less than half the time it takes by boat, at an estimated cost of 2 euros for residents and 6 euros for nonresidents, compared with the boat's cost of 5 euros for locals and 10 euros for visitors."
Of course, it wouldn't be Venice if they didn't try to rip off the tourists.
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rj3 | 10:37 AM |
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