Assessing the potential of railway station redevelopment in urban regeneration policies: an Italian case study

摘要

When we talk about urban sustainability, also mobility and transportation systems acquire a leading part to guarantee high levels of efficiency and livability of urban and metropolitan systems. Nowadays, railway transport networks represent essential frames to assure accessibility and reduction of traffic pollution and congestion, as well as they provide opportunities for urban regeneration. Recently, in Europe, railway stations have assumed a strategic role in urban redevelopments to provide efficient and livable urban and metropolitan systems but it's also necessary to have effective tools to achieve transport and urban goals at the same time. This paper illustrates an analytical and evaluation method to assess the renewal redevelopment potential of great rail stations and the spatial and urban regeneration opportunities that follow. The methodology has been implemented by its application to two Italian rail station redevelopments.