Otterness' Fiddler

The above panel is one of a series advertising a new bus service in Lower Manhattan: the image is a detail of the sculpture “The Real World” by Tom Otterness, in Battery Park City, New York.

I am obviously quite happy that they used, after asking permission, a photo of mine for this ad.

External links: Tom Otterness (Wikipedia) - Fiddler on the Roof (DPS)
Search labels: Otterness (DPS)

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Bus Terminal

The new and impressive terminal for out-of-town buses in Via della Cinta Esterna has been completed.

See also: Non-Clet

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Bus on Fire

Last Sunday a bus took fire in Via Magenta and this is what was left of its back.

In the early afternoon the bus was still waiting for removal...

... which happened just while I was passing by.

See also: Fire - Pilotina Due - Theme Day: My Street

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A Navy Bus

It was late April, there was the Naval Academy Trophy, and this Navy bus was almost stuck in Via del Molo Mediceo, inside the port. Its back is decorated with a photo of the “Amerigo Vespucci” training ship.

Search labels: TAN - Amerigo Vespucci
See also: Amerigo Vespucci

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Mission Statement

ATL (Azienda Trasporti Livornese), our public transport operator, has just installed several new bus stop signs illustrated with some of the landmarks of Livorno. Looking for something more about this, I found instead their quite emphatic mission statement:

ATL, public transport Company in Livorno, guarantees all citizens access to the services and facilities (bus and car), regardless of nationality, gender, ethnicity, language, religion, political opinion, wealth, social or physical conditions.

(Sorry, nothing about the pursuit of happiness...)

The English is theirs and you can find more of it following this link. In fact, the last time I took a bus I wasn't asked about my political opinions, there were foreign nationals on board, several women, a guy with a cough and even a nun. Few of them used the ticket machine, but probably they had... “subscriptions”.

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