Transport planning in cities for decades put the car first, since the beginning of the new millennium, however, a new way of thinking about the city is developing, putting the citizen at the centre. In addition, there is a growing need to shift from private vehicle transport to the use of mass public transport, which has led to stations playing a central role in planning. This thesis investigates how to measure pedestrian perception around a railway station, specifically using the case study of Milano Rogoredo. By means of an in-depth and comprehensive data analysis, it was observed which are the main characteristics that influence a user's pedestrian path towards a railway station, obtaining a series of evidences that allow the adoption of a series of pedestrian-friendly planning policies for the neighbourhood where the railway station is located. The document is structured as follows: • Chapter 1: In this chapter, the fundamental concepts of planning public transport oriented cities (TOD) and 15-minutes cities, which are necessary to be able to redesign the urban spaces where local public transport stations are located, are first explored. Subsequently, some case studies in Europe and Italy are analysed, concluding by presenting the real individual and societal benefits if cities that prioritise people were created. • Chapter 2: is the heart of the analysis. In order to make all the deductions that emerged, it is necessary to conduct an analysis of the data. Then it was presented how the data was collected and how it was processed and visualised. In the second part, the predictive model was presented, which made it possible to find out how the characteristics of the urban context around the station influence the users heading towards the station. Furthermore, the users were segmented in order to actually understand which pedestrian characteristics influence certain socio-economic classes of the users. • Chapter 3: here, it was described in detail what design criteria are required for the construction of footpaths. In addition, it was useful to identify the necessary precautions to be taken for certain types of users. Then it was analysed how user satisfaction and perception is central to the choice of route and how this also influences the pedestrian route to a station, and it was also analysed what design criteria are used in the literature. Finally, the criteria for increasing pedestrian accessibility to a station were defined on the basis of some of the characteristics analysed. Some policy practices were then proposed to improve the walkability of the station catchment area. • Chapter 4: this chapter concludes the work carried out. Some considerations regarding the analysis carried out are set out and future developments are described in order to complete the universal tool for analysing any neighbourhood.
La pianificazione dei trasporti nelle città per decenni ha messo al primo posto l’automobile, dall’inizio del nuovo millenni, però, si sta sviluppando un nuovo modo di pensare la città, mettendo al centro il cittadino. Inoltre, sta emergendo sempre di più la necessità di passare dal trasporto veicolare privato all’utilizzo del trasporto pubblico di massa, questo ha portato le stazioni a giocare un ruolo centrale nella pianificazione. La tesi in oggetto studia come misurare la percezione della pedonalità attorno ad una stazione ferroviaria, in particolare utilizza il caso studio di Milano Rogoredo. Tramite un analisi dei dati approfondita e completa si è osservato quali sono le principali caratteristiche che influenzano il percorso pedonale di un utente verso una stazione ferroviaria, ottenendo una serie di evidenze che permettono di adottare una serie di politiche di pianificazione del quartiere dove è presente la stazione ferroviaria a misura di pedone. Il documento è strutturato come segue: • Capitolo 1: In questo capitolo vengono dapprima esplorati i concetti fondamentali della pianificazione delle città orientate al trasporto pubblico (TOD) e delle città a 15 minuti, necessari per poter ridisegnare gli spazi urbani in cui si trovano le stazioni del trasporto pubblico locale. Successivamente, si analizzano alcuni casi di studio in Europa e in Italia, concludendo con la presentazione dei reali benefici individuali e sociali che si avrebbero se si creassero città che danno priorità alle persone. • Capitolo 2: è il cuore dell'analisi. Per poter fare tutte le deduzioni emerse, è necessario condurre un'analisi dei dati. Quindi è stato presentato come sono stati raccolti i dati e come sono stati elaborati e visualizzati. Nella seconda parte è stato presentato il modello predittivo, che ha permesso di scoprire come le caratteristiche del contesto urbano intorno alla stazione influenzino gli utenti che si dirigono verso la stazione. Inoltre, gli utenti sono stati segmentati per capire effettivamente quali caratteristiche dei pedoni influenzano determinate classi socio-economiche degli utenti. • Capitolo 3: qui sono stati descritti in dettaglio i criteri di progettazione necessari per la realizzazione dei percorsi pedonali. Inoltre, è stato utile individuare le precauzioni necessarie da adottare per determinati tipi di utenti. È stato poi analizzato come la soddisfazione e la percezione dell'utente siano centrali nella scelta del percorso e come questo influenzi anche il percorso pedonale verso una stazione; sono stati inoltre analizzati i criteri di progettazione utilizzati in letteratura. Infine, sono stati definiti i criteri per aumentare l'accessibilità pedonale a una stazione sulla base di alcune delle caratteristiche analizzate. Sono state poi proposte alcune pratiche politiche per migliorare la pedonabilità del bacino di utenza della stazione. • Capitolo 4: questo capitolo conclude il lavoro svolto. Vengono esposte alcune considerazioni sull'analisi svolta e vengono descritti gli sviluppi futuri per completare lo strumento universale per l'analisi di qualsiasi quartiere.
Accessing walkability in the catchment area of railway stations: the case of Milano Rogoredo
Pirolo, Luca
2022/2023
Abstract
Transport planning in cities for decades put the car first, since the beginning of the new millennium, however, a new way of thinking about the city is developing, putting the citizen at the centre. In addition, there is a growing need to shift from private vehicle transport to the use of mass public transport, which has led to stations playing a central role in planning. This thesis investigates how to measure pedestrian perception around a railway station, specifically using the case study of Milano Rogoredo. By means of an in-depth and comprehensive data analysis, it was observed which are the main characteristics that influence a user's pedestrian path towards a railway station, obtaining a series of evidences that allow the adoption of a series of pedestrian-friendly planning policies for the neighbourhood where the railway station is located. The document is structured as follows: • Chapter 1: In this chapter, the fundamental concepts of planning public transport oriented cities (TOD) and 15-minutes cities, which are necessary to be able to redesign the urban spaces where local public transport stations are located, are first explored. Subsequently, some case studies in Europe and Italy are analysed, concluding by presenting the real individual and societal benefits if cities that prioritise people were created. • Chapter 2: is the heart of the analysis. In order to make all the deductions that emerged, it is necessary to conduct an analysis of the data. Then it was presented how the data was collected and how it was processed and visualised. In the second part, the predictive model was presented, which made it possible to find out how the characteristics of the urban context around the station influence the users heading towards the station. Furthermore, the users were segmented in order to actually understand which pedestrian characteristics influence certain socio-economic classes of the users. • Chapter 3: here, it was described in detail what design criteria are required for the construction of footpaths. In addition, it was useful to identify the necessary precautions to be taken for certain types of users. Then it was analysed how user satisfaction and perception is central to the choice of route and how this also influences the pedestrian route to a station, and it was also analysed what design criteria are used in the literature. Finally, the criteria for increasing pedestrian accessibility to a station were defined on the basis of some of the characteristics analysed. Some policy practices were then proposed to improve the walkability of the station catchment area. • Chapter 4: this chapter concludes the work carried out. Some considerations regarding the analysis carried out are set out and future developments are described in order to complete the universal tool for analysing any neighbourhood.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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