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Milan, 5 December 2022 - The new 'green' stop of Milan Tibaldi Università Bocconi was inaugurated today on the Milan-Mortara railway line (Southern Belt of Milan), which will also be the first stop of the future Circle Line designed to connect the Milanese subways with frequent trains. 
An innovative green infrastructure that responds to new mobility needs, putting sustainability and social inclusion at the center through regeneration interventions that aim to increase the biodiversity and resilience of the urban environment by improving the well-being of the people who live in the city.

Located near the new Campus of Bocconi University, the station is enriched by naturalistic solutions (nature based solutions) which were co-designed by RFI/Italferr in collaboration with the partners of the European project CLEVER Cities - Municipality of Milan, AMAT, Ambiente Italia, Eliante, Politecnico di Milano/FPM and WWF - and with citizenship. In addition to Milan, the project is also being developed in London and Hamburg, trying to respond to new challenges: renewing cities through naturalistic and innovative solutions, with pilot projects in which nature is used as a "living material" to improve urban spaces and the quality of life of citizens.
The definition of the green solutions included in the Tibaldi stop project is the result of a participatory process which, through Municipality 5, saw the involvement of hundreds of residents in the co-design of the common spaces. 
It is the first time that a railway station has been built following these criteria.

The stop is in fact characterized by external green spaces serving passengers and passers-by and by the inclusion of walls and naturalistic engineering elements integrated into the noise barriers, structures and embankments of the station, capable of absorbing CO2 emissions, reusing rainwater and improve the microclimate and urban resilience in a highly anthropic context.

“The inclusion of greenery thanks to the CLEVER project – comment the councilors Giancarlo Tancredi (Urban regeneration) and Arianna Censi (Mobility) – is not only part of the idea of ​​development that we want to be sustainable in the city, but it brings environmental quality to the neighborhood and creates a link between the context and the railway stop, giving it a new identity that also extends to the surrounding public space. It should also be underlined that this is the first stop of the future Circle Line designed together with the regeneration of the Scali, a new step towards integrated mobility between the city and its surrounding area".

The starting idea was the creation of an 'open-air waiting room' serving travelers and, at the same time, the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. An area of ​​approximately 600 mXNUMX which combines the typical comings and goings of people in a train station with the possibility of spending moments of sociality and aggregation, a new green spot in the city. Thanks to the participatory route, elements that were particularly appreciated by the inhabitants of the area were also included, such as a bicycle rack, a table with an engraved chessboard, another for playing ping pong and a neighborhood noticeboard.

The project is part of RFI's new vision, in line with the Administration's urban regeneration policies, which sees railway stations increasingly integrated into the urban landscape, a green oasis in the city to be experienced on a daily basis and not just a point of passage.

The stop, raised above street level, is accessible via two public pedestrian paths and a cycle path. Adapted to the European standards required for metropolitan railway services, it complies with all accessibility regulations: sidewalks 250 meters long, 55 cm high - to facilitate getting on and off trains - reachable via stairs, escalators and panoramic lifts; waiting shelters approximately 150 meters long which also cover public pedestrian paths; sidewalk paving equipped with tactile paths for the visually impaired; there is a traveler information system with monitors and audible announcements along the pavements.

The new stop will open its doors to travelers on Sunday 11 December, with the entry into force of the winter timetable.

RFI's economic investment is 22 million euros.

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