Abstract
The goal of this work is to apply the idea of the city in 15 min to railway stations that can become the starting point of the analysis as they represent the “gateway”, where users start their last mile of travel after getting off the train. Within the research, 11 railway stations located in the Lombardy Region in Italy were identified and analyzed. To perform the analysis, an analytical index was implemented and determined for each station: this index summarizes the main features of the station itself in relation to the territory in which it is located. The adopted approach is comparative: it is not important the absolute value of the index of each station, but the comparison between the different indices. In this way it is possible on the one hand to classify the stations and on the other hand to identify and propose possible interventions to improve the role of a railway station in a territory. The proposed model is expandable and replicable: it is possible to add other useful indicators for the calculation of the index of each station and it is also possible to perform the analysis in different territorial contexts. In fact, it is a decision support tool able to provide indications and information for the planning and programming of the railway system and of the city; among the potential users of the proposed model there are railway station managers and administrations.
Highlights
In recent years, major metropolises are becoming more sustainable cities with all services within 15 min of home: this is an innovative urban policy focused on environmental sustainability
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During COVID-19 crisis when the need for imagining the post-pandemic city emerged, 15-min cities came into focus as an urban development model for the economic recovery of cities through a
Summary
Major metropolises are becoming more sustainable cities with all services within 15 min of home: this is an innovative urban policy focused on environmental sustainability This approach goes hand in hand with the current energy transition towards decarbonization centered on sustainable energy and innovative/digital services. The idea is a new urban space that respects the environment on the one hand and on the other responds to the need to reduce crowds and mass movements during peak hours It is an idea of an eco-sustainable city that today more than ever due to the COVID-19 emergency is developing reopening the debate on how to rethink urban spaces [3,4]. When we talk about transport and mobility is necessary to introduce the conof territory: transport and territory are strongly connected and especially interdependent.
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