Slow Mobility, Greenways, and Landscape Regeneration …
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The recovery of a 4-km decommissioned railroad as a connection route and landscaping cycling appears to be a priority. It would assure a connection not only between
districts, but also to a regional and national cycling system, stitching up a multitude
of itineraries that are still fragmented.
The route would join the underground station and the interchange node of
Rogoredo, intercepting the crux of the two major areas: the Abbey with the town
of Chiaravalle and the large school and sports grounds, i.e., the very civic core of
Rogoredo. The systemic potential of this short stretch extend, on the one hand, to the
landscape enhancement of the system of the Vettabia valley, Abbeys, farms, parks,
and paths to which the neighborhood of Rogoredo, which is today confined to an
infrastructural enclave, would connect (Forlanini Park, Vettabia, and South Park).
The ‘landscape cycling’ project here developed looks to two strategies that are
economically sustainable and focus on the resilience of the railway track: its reuse
through special bicycles hooked on the rails, along the scenic stretch (from Chiaravalle as far as Nosedo); a cycling path flanked by a system of multipurpose mobile
elements (pergolas, pedestals, chairs, small pavilions) along the flat stretch of the
urban cycling route (from Chiaravalle to Rogoredo), so as to constitute an equipment in support of multiple initiatives that can take place throughout the year.
At the same time, the green railroad would constitute an effective permanent
‘showcase’ path of Milan’s sustainability agenda, aiming to promote education in
sustainable behavior along the cycling path itself. Along the paths, a number of
meaningful urban locations are identified that relate to the presence of existing facilities. The design proposes two kinds of showcase components: the larger ones are
more complex and integrate panels disseminating EU-GUGLE’s good practices to
be implemented in a smart city, seating, water supply; the smaller ones are simple as
they consist only of replaceable panels. Together they give rhythm and continuity to
the ‘sustainability’ landscape path (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4 Reuse of the decommissioned Poasco-Rogoredo railroad as a cycling trail passing through
Chiaravalle
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The recovery of a 4-km decommissioned railroad as a connection route and landscaping cycling appears to be a priority. It would assure a connection not only between
districts, but also to a regional and national cycling system, stitching up a multitude
of itineraries that are still fragmented.
The route would join the underground station and the interchange node of
Rogoredo, intercepting the crux of the two major areas: the Abbey with the town
of Chiaravalle and the large school and sports grounds, i.e., the very civic core of
Rogoredo. The systemic potential of this short stretch extend, on the one hand, to the
landscape enhancement of the system of the Vettabia valley, Abbeys, farms, parks,
and paths to which the neighborhood of Rogoredo, which is today confined to an
infrastructural enclave, would connect (Forlanini Park, Vettabia, and South Park).
The ‘landscape cycling’ project here developed looks to two strategies that are
economically sustainable and focus on the resilience of the railway track: its reuse
through special bicycles hooked on the rails, along the scenic stretch (from Chiaravalle as far as Nosedo); a cycling path flanked by a system of multipurpose mobile
elements (pergolas, pedestals, chairs, small pavilions) along the flat stretch of the
urban cycling route (from Chiaravalle to Rogoredo), so as to constitute an equipment in support of multiple initiatives that can take place throughout the year.
At the same time, the green railroad would constitute an effective permanent
‘showcase’ path of Milan’s sustainability agenda, aiming to promote education in
sustainable behavior along the cycling path itself. Along the paths, a number of
meaningful urban locations are identified that relate to the presence of existing facilities. The design proposes two kinds of showcase components: the larger ones are
more complex and integrate panels disseminating EU-GUGLE’s good practices to
be implemented in a smart city, seating, water supply; the smaller ones are simple as
they consist only of replaceable panels. Together they give rhythm and continuity to
the ‘sustainability’ landscape path (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4 Reuse of the decommissioned Poasco-Rogoredo railroad as a cycling trail passing through
Chiaravalle