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Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II over the Tiber in Rome at blue hour, its statues and arches lit up and reflected in the water, with the dome of St Peter's Basilica on the skyline behind

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Rome

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Rome is building recovery-plan cycle lanes and public spaces in Tor Bella Monaca, renewing escalators and control systems on its metro, moving the clean-up of the Tiber into its operational phase and has reopened the restored Teatro Valle.

Updated · Checked against official sources

  • Population (1 January 2025)

    2,747,290

    2025

  • Mayor

    Roberto Gualtieri

  • EU programmes

    4

Latest

  1. Regeneration and housing ·

    Rome updates its heritage map, adding 677 historic villas and 72 modern works

    Rome's city assembly has approved the second phase of the Carta per la qualità revision, adding 677 historic villas, 13 urban fabrics and 72 modern works to the heritage map, while removing 466 special-type buildings and 30 industrial archaeology elements.

    Facts and source
    • The update adds 677 historic villas and identifies 13 new urban fabrics.
    • 466 special-type buildings and 30 industrial archaeology elements are removed from the map.
    • 72 modern and contemporary works and complexes enter the map, following research by Sapienza University.

    Source: Rome city hall, “Carta per la qualità, cambia la mappa del patrimonio urbano”

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  2. Regeneration and housing ·

    Rome council backs bid to buy the 14-hectare Tre Fontane site

    Rome's Capitoline Assembly has declared the 14-hectare Tre Fontane estate of public and strategic interest, allowing the city to bid for land provisionally sold at auction for 2.48 million euros, with improved offers due by 26 October 2026.

    Facts and source
    • The Tre Fontane estate covers about 14 hectares between via Laurentina and via Cristoforo Colombo.
    • The Capitoline Assembly approved a resolution recognising the site's public and strategic interest and authorising the city to join the competitive procedure.
    • The court-appointed liquidator extended the deadline for improved offers to 26 October 2026.

    Source: Rome city hall, “Compendio Tre Fontane, ok dell'Assemblea a interesse pubblico”

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  3. Culture ·

    Rome reopens the eighteenth-century Teatro Valle after sixteen years and full restoration

    Rome reopened the eighteenth-century Teatro Valle on 16 October after a restoration begun in March 2023 that cost more than 11 million euros, handing it to the Fondazione Teatro di Roma as a centre for contemporary playwriting.

    Facts and source
    • The restoration work began in March 2023.
    • The city invested more than 11 million euros in the project.
    • The theatre will be run by the Fondazione Teatro di Roma as a Casa della Drammaturgia Contemporanea.

    Source: Rome city hall, “Restauro concluso, si alza il sipario sul nuovo Teatro Valle”

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  4. Inclusion ·

    Rome opens first four rest points for delivery riders at public libraries

    Rome has opened the first four of ten planned SOS Rider rest points for delivery workers at public libraries in Municipalities IX, VIII, IV and II, with the remaining six due to be installed by December 2026.

    Facts and source
    • The first four SOS Rider points are installed and operating, part of a project for ten rest spaces for delivery workers.
    • Eight of the points have a solar-powered shelter, a bicycle repair stand and a first aid kit.
    • The city aims to complete all installations by December 2026.

    Source: Rome city hall, “SOS Rider, installati e operativi i primi 4 punti di sosta e ristoro”

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Projects we track

6 projects · 1 completed · 3 under way

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Cycle lanes and public space, Tor Bella Monaca

    Part of the Tor Bella Monaca - Tor Vergata integrated urban plan: protected cycle lanes linking the R5 estate to the metro and Tor Vergata University, a new square, a skate park, wider pavements and 30 km/h zones, in fourteen lots; works were scheduled to start on 7 October 2026.

    Budget Over EUR 26 million Funded by PNRR (Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan) Mobility

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Environmental clean-up of the Tiber

    A programme with Acea, the region, the environment ministry and scientific bodies to improve the river's water quality: surveys of discharges and a monitoring network in 2027, works between 2028 and 2031, and bathing allowed in some stretches by 2032.

    Climate and energy

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Metro A escalator replacement and Line C systems upgrade

    Five decisions approved in September 2026: replacing 48 escalators and 17 lifts on Metro Line A, with a first tranche of 32 escalators and 4 lifts financed, and about EUR 11 million for Line C operating and safety systems.

    Budget Almost EUR 29 million Funded by Roma Capitale Mobility

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Restoration of Teatro Valle

    The eighteenth-century theatre reopened in October 2026 after sixteen years, following restoration, structural and services works begun in March 2023 by the city's heritage office with the Ministry of Culture.

    Budget Over EUR 11 million Culture

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Maintenance of the Bastogi housing complex

    Ordinary and extraordinary maintenance of all six buildings of the Bastogi complex in Municipio XIII, starting with the roofs, with a permanent technical table that includes residents; the site is due to open at the end of November 2026.

    Budget About EUR 10 million (initial allocation) Regeneration and housing

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    SOS Rider rest points for delivery workers

    Ten rest points for delivery riders at city libraries, eight with solar-powered shelters, bike repair stands and first-aid kits and two enclosed ones; the first four opened in October 2026 and all are due by December 2026.

    Inclusion

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

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