• December 6, 2023

Venice rolls out day-tripper fee to try to regulate mass crowds on peak weekends

[ad_1] ROME – Venice authorities on Thursday unveiled a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city on peak weekends next year in an effort to reduce crowds, encourage longer visits and improve the quality of life for residents. The rollout of the…

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Driver who allegedly fled traffic stop and dragged Mass. state trooper found to be dangerous

[ad_1] The man accused of dragging a Massachusetts State Police trooper while fleeing a traffic stop last month in Brockton is being held without bail following a dangerousness hearing. Derek Lobo appeared in Brockton District Court on Thursday where Judge Michelle Fentress found the 31-year-old to be dangerous, the Plymouth…

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Tractor-trailer crash with serious injuries causes Mass Pike traffic to come to a standstill

[ad_1] A tractor-trailer crash on the Mass Pike caused serious injuries and backed up traffic for miles in both directions Tuesday. A tractor-trailer went through the median on the eastbound side of I-90 in Charlton to the westbound side, Mass State Police said on social media just before 10:00 a.m.…

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Austrian town protests against mass tourism – BBC News

[ad_1] By Bethany Bell BBC News, Vienna 5 hours ago Locals in the Austrian town of Hallstatt have taken part in a protest against mass tourism. Hallstatt, which is a World Heritage Site, has just over 700 inhabitants – but gets up to as many as 10,000 visitors a day…

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Driverless Cruise cars cause traffic jam day after mass expansion approved in San Francisco

[ad_1] article Cruise cars cause gridlock in San Francisco one day after mass expansion is approved. Credit: @Gregster56 via X. SAN FRANCISCO – On Thursday, California’s Public Utilities Commission approved the expansion of driverless taxi companies Waymo and Cruise to operate round-the-clock services in San Francisco. It was only a…

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4-mile delay on Mass. Pike in Charlton after truck crash

[ad_1] A truck crash led to a four-mile delay on the Massachusetts Turnpike on Thursday morning in Worcester County. The crash was reported at around 6:15 a.m. Thursday by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, which said it happened on the eastbound side of the highway in Charlton at mile marker…

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