The debate and plans on mobility in Venice clearly exposed the tension between the conservation of antiquity and the desire for modernisation, in a city originally constructed on a myth that has been opposing radical change since the Renaissance. This tension initially related to a cultural dimension and then shifted into all aspects of society, economy and administration, from options related to the infrastructure to the growth of tourism, which played a key role in the evolution of the morphology and character of the Venetian metropolitan area.
