Last updated: October 2021
The Lolli-Malaspina area of the central station intervention aims to replace the current urban space and to replace it with a system that can complete and integrate the existing one, and generate a new centrality, transforming the current laceration into an urban seam. There are new gardens outside the central station, which link the different areas of the railway, and it has been implemented because the area of the central station is a strategical node for the city which has to be reinforced with new green areas. (Ref.1.)
https://palermo.meridionews.it/articolo/41757/in-vendita-area-ferroviaria-stazione-notarbartolo-in-vetrina-insieme-a-un-progetto-che-non-ce-piu/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
- Railroad bank and track greens
- Institutional green space
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
- Green corridors and green belts
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change mitigation
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
The goal of the intervention is to give new context and dimension to the urban space surrounding the railway station, in particular for the lack of green areas. The implementation of green zones which create almost a green corridor has the function to renew and make the area more accessible, and at the same time the green areas provide an important function in terms of carbon sequestration and mitigation of human impact on the environment (Ref.1.)
Implementation activities
The connection with the other city nodes will take place by means of a system of open spaces, green areas and gardens. The urban park planned in the PRG (general development plan) in fact includes not only the existing gardens and city square, but also the former Lolli station railway area and extends through the Park of Villa Trabia and the Giardino Inglese (English garden) to the Ucciardone prison, and the area of the farmer’s market and the Sampolo station. This will create a network of green spaces along the railway which allows addressing the challenges (Ref.1.)
Climate-focused activities
Climate change mitigation:
- Improve carbon sequestration through selection of more adaptable species
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Co-management/Joint management
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The municipality of Palermo is the initiator of the project. In order to implement possible solution, they collaborated with the Region of Sicily and the National railway system - which partly owns the railway infrastructure - to arrange the domain of the intervention. The university of Palermo (section of Architecture) has worked and presented the project of the intervention at the Expo exhibition in Milan in 2015. (Ref.2.)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(In 2001 RFI (National Railways) stipulated a Programme Agreement with the City of Palermo for the “Palermo Node”, delineating the actions required to regenerate stations and railway areas. Afterwards, a Protocol of Understanding was stipulated between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the City of Palermo, the R.F.I spa, the Ferrovie Real Estate and the Port Authority of Palermo to govern the implementation of the PIAU Porti e Stazioni (Ref.1.))
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The area is part of an important transformation operation, the Programma Innovativo in Ambito Urbano (PIAU) Porti e Stazioni (Innovative Programme in an Urban Context - Ports and Stations), whose objective is urban regeneration and increased social and economic development. The projects defined in the PIAU intend to bridge the laceration represented by the vestiges of the tracks and the railway structures, most of them abandoned, to improve the efficiency of public transportation, to renovate the buildings with architectural and historic value, to give a significant connotation to the urban configuration of the city and to improve the quality of life and of the city (Ref.1.))
Financing
Total cost
€500,000 - €2,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Reduced biodiversity loss
Economic impacts
- Stimulate development in deprived areas
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved liveability
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
Ref.1. EU (2010). JESSICA EVALUATION STUDY FOR SICILY. European Investment Bank. Ecosfera s.p.a. Pp. 1-183
Ref.2. PalermoMobilita (2016). II progetto per un grande centro direzionale sulla trincea ferroviaria tra la ex stazione Lolli e la stazione Notarbartolo. Available at Source link (Accessed 11-10-2020)
Ref.3. PalermoMobilita (2016). Lolli e 600m di camminata: il nuovo modo di raggiungere il “centro” senza traffico. Available at Source link (Accessed 11-10-2020)
Ref.2. PalermoMobilita (2016). II progetto per un grande centro direzionale sulla trincea ferroviaria tra la ex stazione Lolli e la stazione Notarbartolo. Available at Source link (Accessed 11-10-2020)
Ref.3. PalermoMobilita (2016). Lolli e 600m di camminata: il nuovo modo di raggiungere il “centro” senza traffico. Available at Source link (Accessed 11-10-2020)
https://palermo.mobilita.org/2016/12/15/video-ii-progetto-per-un-grande-centro-direzionale-sulla-trincea-ferroviaria-tra-la-ex-stazione-lolli-e-la-stazione-notarbartolo/