The International Conference “LIVING AND WALKING IN CITIES”, at its seventh edition, every year looks at different themes about safety and mobility in urban areas. This appointment is traditionally supported by UE through COST UCE (European Co-operation in the field of Scientifical and Technical Research Urban and Civil Engineering), and organised with the contribute of various corporations like: Municipal Services Company of Brescia, Stradamica (Association for vulnerable road user safety), the Automobil Club Italia department of Brescia, Municipality of Cremona and Municipal Services Company of Cremona (that have co-operated to organise the Conference in the last two years).
The goal of public means transport implementation, especially in urban areas, has not been achieved yet as there is a general increase of car trips and the consequent arising of road accidents (70% of the injuries occur in urban areas). The improvement of the comfort of public transports hasn’t determined a major attractivity and the quality of the urban spaces for the access to these means of transport has been neglected as well.
Pedestrians are the main users of public transport, therefore it would be relevant to deepen the interaction between pedestrian mobility and different public as well as the relation to intermodal centres. In particular paths and public spaces used by passengers should be analysed focusing the attention on Vulnerable Road Users (namely the children, the elderly and the handicapped people). These goals have great influence on the quality of life in urban areas.
The VII International Conference “Living and walking in cities” aims to compare the different experiences on these themes and to propose adequate solutions for cities.
The papers have to deal with the following subjects: