Mayor: Athens Urban Regeneration Program Largest in Decades

By admin 22 Οκτωβρίου 2021 No comment

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis. Photo source: @Olympia Forum An ongoing urban overhaul of Athens that includes the redevelopment of central Panepistimiou St and Syntagma Square, city park projects, pedestrian walkways, and city square and park cleaups, is the largest such program to take place in the Greek capital in the last decades, said Athens Mayor

Next Regeneration Project for Athens: Panepistimiou Street

By admin 11 Οκτωβρίου 2021 No comment

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An impression of Panepistimiou street after renovation works are complete. The municipality of Athens is moving ahead with the redevelopment of central Panepistimiou St as part of a general urban redevelopment plan that has included so far park projects, pedestrian walkways, and city square overhauls. The renovation of Panepistimiou St, to cost 3 million euros, […]

Athens Mayor: People-centered Policies Needed to Address Climate Change

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In efforts to improve the standard of living in the Greek capital and address climate change, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis said this week that he was considering reinstating the “daktylios” odd/even traffic regulation system. Dubbing the decades-old system the “Green Daktylios”, the mayor announced the idea during the “Citizen Sustain: Building a Better Urban

Poll: Athens Grand Walk Project Disappoints Residents

By admin 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2021 No comment

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An impression of the “Grand Walk” project. The “Megalos Peripatos” or “Grand Walk” – a 6.8km pedestrian walkway aiming to unify Athens’ archaeological sites and landmarks and create bicycle lanes, has failed to win over the Greek capital’s residents, a survey released this week found. Carried out by the Panteion University of Athens and the Aristotle

Athens Showcases Culture with ‘Art on the Road’

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Athens museums, cultural spaces and all forms of art take the spotlight as part of the “Art on the Road” campaign launched by the municipality together with advertising firm Interbus. The initiative dubbed “Art on the Road – Let’s Visit Museums” includes a series of actions (in Greek and English) showcasing Athens’ cultural past and […]

Athens’ Plaka District Cleaned From Graffiti

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The Athens Municipality recently concluded a major cleanup operation to remove graffiti from the walls of monuments and buildings in the area of Plaka, a popular tourism district located next to the Acropolis. “After Ermou and Stadiou streets, the district of Thisio, Patision street and other areas in Athens, our crews carried out a cleanup […]

City of Athens Announces Syntagma Square Revamp

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The lower part of Syntagma square will get a makeover as part of the Athens Municipality’s efforts to revive the city’s commercial center. Athens’ main square at Syntagma will get a makeover as part of the municipality’s urban regeneration program, municipal authorities announced this week. The project is among a series of actions initiated by […]

Athens Taking Steps to Renovate Historic Theatrou Square

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An impression of Theatrou square in Athens after its redevelopment. Photo source: Athens Municipality Accessibility, sustainability and showcasing city culture and history are the key elements of a redevelopment plan for Theatrou Square, a landmark located off Athens’ central Varvakeios Market. The tender for the 1.9-million-euro project to be funded by EU

More Landmark Fountains ‘Revive’ in Athens

By admin 25 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Mavili square, Athens The Athens Municipality has revamped three more landmark fountains in neighborhoods near the city center, as part of its ongoing project that includes the restoration of a total of 34 fountains in the Greek capital. The municipality recently unveiled the refurbished fountains of Mavili and Madritis squares, a well as the fountain […]

Twenty Fountains in Athens Get Revamp

By admin 24 Μαΐου 2021 No comment

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Folionos Negri (Drosopoulou st), Athens The Municipality of Athens has completed the revamp of 20 fountains in the Greek capital’s center and the surrounding neighborhoods. Athens’ history and culture is strongly connected with its fountains that attract residents and visitors throughout the year. The municipality has rolled out a major revamp project to salvage the […]