We’ve all heard the old adage, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” While popular proverbs can be annoying, there is usually a good reason why people throw them around so much.
Did you know that despite the fact that Rome was built thousands of years ago, it is a shining example of urban planning. The Romans were remarkable, designing their cities in a grid, with two main thoroughfares crossing the city to facilitate the flow of traffic.
The “Rome” axiom is one of the favourites we like to throw around here in the office. Like any infrastructure project, a lot of planning and hard work goes on before a shovel is put in the ground.
Philosopher Leopold Kohr once said: “Men do not love Rome because she is beautiful; Rome is beautiful because men have loved her.” Just as the Romans carefully planned and nurtured their city, we have been working very hard and considering feedback from the community along the way in every detail of the vivaNext plan.
As the plans are put into action over the next few years, we hope that you will be proud of the high quality transit system that we’re building together.
Can you think of a more fitting adage?