A unified appearance and a shared urban identity make torino a city of many small, different but complementary neighbourhoods.

The quality of city space is an increasingly important development factor. Amongst the great changes underway in Torino, the most radical work is the construction of the "crossrail" system, which will quadruple the amount of track and lay 15 kilometres of lines underground. This is a project of major importance, both for the resources involved and the consequences on the organisation of urban space.
In addition to improving the efficiensy of public transport. (separating national and international traffic from regional and metropolitan lines), the crossrail will make valuable space available to the city. The avenue created above the railway line - the so-called "royal backbone" - will become the main north/south trunk route, and putting the lines underground will provide new road links between various areas of the city. Several hundred hectares previously used by the railways, steelworks and engineering industries, located along the railway in the late 19th century, will be recovered for social and business use, offering the opportunity for overall radical improvement of parts of the city that are now central and highly accessible.
The project "The Gate, Living not Leaving" is very important for the rebirth of the district of PortaPalazzo/Borgo Dora. Action has been taken to improve roads (the underpass of Corso Regina Margherita), property (the refurbishment of façades) and to promote the area (such as the relaunch of the Balôn, the traditional flea market). Alongside the redesign of urban spaces and the regeneration of the historical and architectural heritage, environmental and social steps have been taken to improve daily life in the district through the participation in the project of everyone who lives and works there.
To improve the urban environment, a unified appearance must be given back to both the centre and suburbs. This is being done in Torino through building rehabilitation and the clean -up of run-down areas - but also and more importantly by redesigning spaces, bringing out the specific features of each area and re-creating their urban identity.
The "Special Suburbs Projects", an initiative launched by the City in 1997, pursues the model of a multi-centred Torino, where each district is capable of making the most of its human, economic and cultural resources; many small, dierent but complementary, towns, which together represent the wealth of the urban system.