http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Vigilante street maintenance in Rome en Tue, 19 May 2026 15:49:59 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19555#post-304606 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:52:08 +0000 unhurt 304606@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Frenchy that is a brilliant link. The Rolling Quads sound like a amazing bunch of people.</p> <p>ETA I can think of a few streets in just the New Town that could do with some vigilante drop kerb installation... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19555#post-304604 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 11:18:07 +0000 I were right about that saddle 304604@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh yes yes yes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19555#post-304600 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:38:12 +0000 neddie 304600@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>IWRATS, wanna go halfers on a concrete breaking machine?</p> <p><img src="https://cdnassets.hw.net/dims4/GG/f49d957/2147483647/resize/300x%3E/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdnassets.hw.net%2F97%2F06%2Ff111076942ec8ac39a168baf5269%2F1-jcb-contractor-breaker.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19555#post-304588 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 07:57:56 +0000 I were right about that saddle 304588@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I fixed Picardy Place last night. I hope I got the balance between pine forest and flower meadow right - let me know what you think. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19555#post-304580 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:19:59 +0000 Frenchy 304580@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Eccellente!</p> <p>Reminded me of the story of Ed Roberts at MIT. He was a wheelchair user and disability rights activist who got fed up of a lack of what Americans apparently call "curb cuts". So he got some friends together, bought some cement and they fixed the issue themselves one night.</p> <p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/curb-cuts/" rel="nofollow">https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/curb-cuts/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19555#post-304574 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 20:40:56 +0000 unhurt 304574@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is glorious and wonderful (and I hope it gives people ideas!). </p> <p><a href="https://amp.theguardian.com/cities/2019/apr/10/filling-a-gap-the-clandestine-gang-fixing-rome-illegally">Filling a gap: the clandestine gang fixing Rome illegally </a></p> <p>Gap stands for Gruppi Artigiani Pronto Intervento, (“groups of artisan emergency services”) but is also a tribute to the partisans of Gruppi di Azione Patriottica, who fought the fascists during the second world war.</p> <p>[...] </p> <p>While the modern-day Gap aren’t risking their lives, their modus operandi is inspired by resistance saboteurs: they identify a target, strike and disappear unseen into the city streets.</p> <p>Gap have been busy over the past few months. In December they repaired the fountain, built in the 1940s, of the Principe di Piemonte primary school. In January they painted a pedestrian crossing on a dangerous major road. Their latest work, the pavement fixing in Ostiense, involved filling a deep hole that regularly filled with water when it rained. </p>