to violence when they are served with eviction notices. Furthermore, when questioned about adequate responses to evictions, or to the police severing illegal connections to the mains, inhabitants of the neighbourhood consider violence as their main weapon, according to a sociological study by SNSPA . In the said areas, the same article quotes that 84% of the inhabitants tap into the city's electricity grid, and 64% of the inhabitants have no access to sewage, because of their status as squatters, and their inability to sign contracts with the city. As such, the areas developed informal networks stealing power, water and even cable TV signal directly from the mains. An incident linked with disconnecting illegally connected electricity users sparked the revolt of 2006. However, the bad situation is not limited to the areas above. Other areas, such as the Ferentari Avenue and Sălaj Road, are comparable in terms of both development and safety ratings with the rest of the city. Transport The area is served by the public transport (tramway and buses). Calea Ferentarilor prolonged by Prelungirea Ferentarilor is designed to be the connection of Bucharest to the Bucharest–Giurgiu highway. Very little public transport serves the area (5 bus lines and 3 tram lines compared to 11 tram lines, 22 bus lines and 1 trolleybus line in equally sized Rahova). Only one of the bus lines in the borough connects it with the city center, namely line 117 (the official route maps are available at ). The future may, however, bring a sizable development of the area, as there is a lot of spare land around (practically the entire former industrial area which is down), available at low prices, close to the city center and excellent infrastructure, although unmaintained. Contributing for this are very low prices and taxes in the area. References External links Map of the Ferentari area Photos from Ferentari Ferentari – viata la puls de alerta part 1 and part 2 Ferentari in October 2011 Districts of Bucharest Romani communities in Romania Squatting