We want this for Nicosia!

This one comes from Pola:

FREE CHARGING

On a recent vacation in London, Cars.com producer Martin Stocks stumbled across the Recharging Points for electric vehicles you see here. About 20 such stations heve been instaled around central London to allow owners of electric vehicles to recharge their cars while at work or shopping. Here's what Martin had to say about the phenomenon:




“Despite the lack of available vehicles, those who choose to be an early adopter can potentially save a lot of money. The Charging Stations are free to use, and vehicles that use them also park for free. Parking in central London can be up to $50 a day. In addition, electric vehicles are exempt from London 's $16-per-day congestion charge. So that's $66 per day saved before we even factor in gas at $7 a gallon. You don't even take a hit on your electricity bill if you do all your charging in the city."

The rivers of Nicosia

Who said there are no rivers in Nicosia?

You only need not to have sewer system, horrible pavement, lots of cars and a Municipality who doesn’t care.

Lots of fun! You can even have your own swimming pool inside your house!
Do it yourself!

Palmanova

The twin city of Nicosia.

Copy these coordinates in your Google Earth
45°54'13.68"N, 13°18'54.29"E

http://www.palmanova.it/

Compare must be made carefully; different histories, different cities…

Letter to the Mayor

This is a letter from the residents of Takt-el-Kale, explaining very basic problems the area has. We’ll collect now the signatures of the neighbors and send them to the Mayor.

Nicosia, 17-11-2007

To the Mayor of Nicosia, Ms. Eleni Mavrou:

The neighbours of the streets of Thiseos, Agiou Ioannou, Antigonou, Pnytagorou, Iracleous, Othellou, Klearchou which belong to the residential area of Takt-el-Kale, Nicosia, would like to bring to your attention the following problems caused by traffic, among many others that exist in the neighborhood. The basic ones, the people have identified are due to the following factors:

Lack of security

-Very narrow streets (less than 3m wide, typical of all medieval cities) that cannot function due to the following problems.
-Excessive velocity of cars.
-Excessively large vehicles.
-Disrespectful and dangerous attitude of drivers (especially at night).
-Nonexisting pedestrian facilities (narrow insufficient side walks with no barriers to avoid illegal parking). Pedestrians (especially small children and older people) constantly threatened by traffic.

Circulation problems

-Unjustified traffic unrelated to the area crossing it while other more sufficient streets (wider, with no residents) exist around on the borders of the neighborhood.
-24 hour disturbance of the area caused by the unrelated traffic, who’s drivers ignore the existence of the residents.
-Non-existing drainage system for the rain water in the streets. Constant damage to the houses (newly restored and old ones) due to the water that gathers in the streets during rainy weather. The continuous movement of cars at high velocity endlessly splashes the buildings (up to a height of 1.5m on the facades), and the water and dirt enters in big quantities inside causing even more damage (a specific example of this is Thisseos str. which turns into a river every time it rains, and the traffic is continuous and uncontrolled).

Parking problems

-Lack of parking for residents.
-Cars unrelated to the area in search for parking.
-Streets blocked and not functional during the day and night due to inconsiderately and recklessly parked cars of unrelated traffic, which make it impossible for pedestrians to walk, and handicapped people to ‘exist’.

Due to the above, we demand and await from the municipality an urgent intervention to solve the problems. The pedestrianisation of streets, closing them to non-residential traffic, the correct infrastructure (drainage system etc.) and the solution to parking issues that will solve residents´ needs, is a ‘must’ not a luxury.

Too basic needs, aren't they...?

Mmmm, good ideas!

New picture for the contest.

Title:

"Parking problems in Nicosia? No. Why ask?"

P.S. Yes, is Famagusta Gate...

T-shirts

Here are the T-shirts! Wearing them for the first time at the Bazaraki that took place in Phaneromeni last weekend. Great work from Lara!

Interview

Pola just send thils link. Here is a very good interview published on Politis. We are working on a translation in english, soon will be ready.

http://www.politis-news.com/cgibin/hweb?-A=756763&-V=archivearticles