CityLife Masterplan, Milano
Milan, Italy
The study area occupies a strategic location centre of Milan.
The CityLife masterplan was based on the idea of creating a mixed-use, transit-oriented development with three office towers and several residential areas clustered around the new Line 5 metro station. In addition, more than 50% of the area (143,000 m²) was redeveloped and designated for a park.
Due to the size and location of the masterplan area, MIC-HUB believed that careful planning of mobility-related issues would be critical to the project's success.
Providing an excellent level of service to meet the predicted travel demand generated by the development is deemed to be one of the pivotal elements that will guarantee the success of this challenging and high-profile project.
Location
Milan, Italy
Client
CityLife S.r.l. Milano
Main expertise
Pedestrian Modelling; Spatial Analyses
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
- Definition of pedestrian desire lines in the district
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Our contribution
The consultancy aimed to investigate and offer a vision for a sustainable and integrated transport strategy that could provide adequate transport capacity to meet the travel needs of the development.
The main task of MIC-HUB consultancy was to define pedestrian 'desire lines' between the various movement generators and attractors.
A simulation was developed for all the main traffic generators (public transport stops and stations) in order to define a detailed pedestrian network for the area.
The predicted trips were then distributed according to predominant movements across the pedestrian network, the location of the main generators and attractors within the surrounding area, and the available public transport services, which provide direct and efficient accessibility to the development.
The analysis was based on the production/attraction magnitude of land uses and different modes of transport, in relation to the nature of the journey (short/long distance) and its purpose.
