Livable Streets

How to design or retrofit our streets in order to become centers of social life? We are increasingly aware of the crucial role played by our streets, sidewalks, parks and squares: this capillary infrastructure can fight climate change, soften the impact of pandemics, curb inequalities and connect a rich diversity of people. We are extensively studying best practices and seeing how these can be improved.
Living local: Mapping Milan micro-centers

Living local: Mapping Milan micro-centers

Proximity, density and diversity: Local centers to support living at neighborhood-scale The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically influenced the way we live and move. Movement within the city has been dramatically reduced in both the number of trips and duration of ... Read More
How Covid-19 is affecting pedestrian modelling

How Covid-19 is affecting pedestrian modelling

Sustainable mobility and walkability The rising demand for transport services and infrastructure linked to urbanization (United Nations, 2014) requires an institutional process to effectively design and plan future cities. This process should aim to achieve environment-related goals at local and ... Read More
Milan Streets Retrofitting Strategy

Milan Streets Retrofitting Strategy

This article is based on the results of the study Milan sidewalks, in which the width of all the sidewalks of Milan has been mapped and narrow sidewalks were classified as inadequate to guarantee the correct social distancing measures necessary ... Read More
Milan Sidewalks Map

Milan Sidewalks Map

Overcrowding and population density are by definition two crucial factors in the subject of pandemic risk. In a hyper-connected global world, inhabited by 7.5 billion people, 55% of whom are concentrated in urban areas (70% in 2050), emergency health ... Read More
Re-start by playing Milan

Re-start by playing Milan

Urban parks, playgrounds and private gardens can be exploited in the forthcoming re-opening phase … starting in Milan! The research shows that parks can be used safely by families with children, simply by planning their visits. The main purpose of the study is ... Read More