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    SPN: Smart Pedestrian Net

    SPN: Smart Pedestrian Net

    Smart cities are walkable: SPN – a model to plan a pedestrian network and a pedestrian navigation system

     

    Introduction

    Cities are facing growing mobility challenges due to the strong dependence on cars. Motorised traffic is recognisably a major source of air and noise pollution in cities. In EU, urban mobility accounts for 40% of CO2 emissions and up to 70% of other pollutants. The sustainable mobility concept is focused in shifting this pattern towards non-motorised or more sustainable forms of mobility. Walking is a soft and active mode strictly related with sustainable mobility as it reduces traffic congestion and pollution and has positive impacts on health. SPN is a project focused on improving walkability in cities. SPN intends to provide a model to help European cities to improve walkability as one of the important dimensions of smart, sustainable and inclusive development.

     

    Aim/objective

    • Assess the urban conditions provided to pedestrians considering a wide range of criteria
    • Define planning policies to improve walkability and street connectivity by involving stakeholders
    • Develop a pedestrian navigation system for defining routes

     

    Approaches/methods

    • A GIS multi-criteria and space syntax analysis to assess the urban conditions and street connectivity
    • Multi-actor participatory approach with stakeholders, surveys and workshops
    • Real time data in the navigation system and website to publish findings

     

    Expected results and impacts

    • Increased understanding of the walkability
    • Providing planning policies and management tools to help decision makers in improving walkability
    • Developing a mobile navigation system to help pedestrian in selecting routes according with their preferences

     

    Partners:

    University of Minho – www.uminho.pt

    University of Bologna - www.unibo.it

    EUC Research Center (European University Cyprus) - www.euc.ac.cy

    Association for Sustainable Innovative Development in Economics, Environment and Society - asidees.org

     

    Involved cities/project examples

    Cidade do Porto, Portugal - www.cm-porto.pt

    Comune di Bologna - www.comune.bologna.it

     

    SPN: Smart Pedestrian Net

    JPI Urban Europe, ERA-NET Cofund Smart Urban Futures Call

    jpi-urbaneurope.eu/calls/ensuf-call

    Duration: 2017–2020

    Internet: http://ctac.uminho.pt/spn/

    Contact: Prof. Rui Ramos, CTAC, University of Minho

    E-mail: rui.ramos@civil.uminho.pt

    Budget: 985.000,00 EUR

     

     

     

    About CTAC

    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

    Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more


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    Campus de Azurém
    4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal

    Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
    Fax: + 351 253 510 217

    Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt


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