Densification of Disused Railway Areas
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The densification of disused railway areas is a key element for the implementation of a sustainable urbanity. The symbiotic relationship between an efficient railway system and a targeted urban densification adjacent to stations is a solution whose value is clearly recognized but which meets numerous resistance factors.
The comprehension, in this context, on the appropiate mechanisms and strategies for the development of these sites constitutes the guideline of a study led in the framework of the National Research Programme 54 by our Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Mobility (LAMU) and the Urban Sociology Laboratory (LASUR) in partnership with SBB Real Estate. The results of this study have led to the current LAMU research projects on Swiss railway interfaces and stations in connection with forecasts for increase of passenger activity by 2030.