SPN Smart Pedestrian Net

Project code: GA857160

Programme: Horizon 2020

Call: JPI Urban Europe

Walkability is the key to an urban area's efficient transportation within liveable cities. Walkable areas bring a variety of health, economic and environmental benefits to cities and their inhabitants. The project aims to develop and apply a Smart Pedestrian Network (SPN) to assess and improve walkability in cities. The SPN is based on four main innovative components: (i) using a spatial-based multi-criteria analysis performed through a geographic information system and a consideration of the wide range of urban criteria; (ii) integrating people’s needs and preferences in a pedestrian navigation system; (iii) evaluating and ranking streets/areas according to their walkability; (iv) supporting a pedestrian navigation system, an innovative technological application, to help pedestrians find suitable footpaths according to specific criteria and preferences. The model will be implemented in the cities of Porto and Bologna. The SPN will demonstrate the level of walkability, the configuration and connectivity of the pedestrian streets, the measures to promote walkability, the challenges facing its implementation and the main key issues concerning the technological application. The overall goal is to provide a model to help European cities to be people-oriented by improving walkability as one of the important dimensions of smart sustainable and inclusive cities.

Project duration

09.2017 – 08.2020

Department scientific supervisor

Simona TONDELLI

Coordinator

CTAC, University of Minho (Portugal)

Partnership

Università di Bologna

University of Minho

European University Cyprus (EUC)

SYSTEMA Research Centre ASIDEES

Porto Municipality

Bologna Municipality

Budget

Budget totale: Eur 984.928,00

Budget DA: Eur 207.000,00

Teachers and researchers involved in the project

Simona TONDELLI

Elisa CONTICELLI

Paula Isabella SAAVEDRA ROSAS (Assegnista)

Project ERC sectors 

SH3 - Environment, Space and Population