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What’s happening in Pisa

One calendar for large, small, public and independent events. Every entry includes its source and date.

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We are working on it

Ideas become public before they become perfect. The status says what really exists today.

Workshop 01In design

Neighbourhood water

Reusable bottles, verified water points and local businesses willing to refill them.

01/03

What exists today: The map has 87 working water points. No reusable bottle has been produced or distributed yet.
Next concrete step: Choose the format, cost and one pilot point to test distribution.

Updated 2 Aug 2026

Workshop 02In design

If you hear it

Personal alarms to distribute and one shared rule: do not remain indifferent.

01/03

What exists today: The slogan and the guide’s SOS route exist. No personal alarm has been distributed yet.
Next concrete step: Choose one model, write short instructions and test it in a staffed place.

Updated 2 Aug 2026

Workshop 03To be organised

Useful days

Litter collections and other concrete actions organised together across the city.

Updated 2 Aug 2026

Workshop 04To be mapped

Live a little lighter

Local guides to refill, repair, donate and reuse instead of throwing away.

Updated 2 Aug 2026

How a project gets here

It starts with a concrete problem.
It separates facts from ideas.
It shows how to take part and what changes.

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Neighbourhood services

Not a business directory: places that solve a need when you do not know the city yet.

01Laundry02Repair03Print04Send05Store luggage06Cut keys

First survey published: 13 laundries, 13 repair shops, 21 copy shops and 2 luggage storage points. Tailors and cobblers appear when we find a verifiable name or address.

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