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The use of bicycles in Italy is still poor and the main cause of this phenomenon is certainly relating to a general lack of safety in cycling. In the last decade the trend of road accidents and victims is generally decreasing, but, at the same time, the number of cyclists involved in road accidents increased by 24,5%. The causes of this high accident rate is mainly relating to a lack of national legislation or to standards which are old, often overlapped to regional guidelines, uneven, confusing and in some case also contradictory. In terms of cycle network planning, it should be reminded that in Italy there is no regulation that establishes the criteria for a functional classification of bicycle paths. As a consequence, the infrastructure geometry and facilities (bicycle parking, places of refreshments, cycle repair shops, etc.) are not properly put in relation to the role played by the cycle path in the territory. In the course of time, we assisted to the realization of isolated cycle path trunks, generally out of a planning strategy and characterized by their own geometry. Therefore, taking also inspiration by the standards developed in other European countries, this research tries to provide guidelines for pre-normative functional classification of cycle paths, for their design and planning, in order to obtain safe and homogeneous cycling routes in Italy. It should be noted that the technical solutions, devices and traffic regulations, adopted in other countries, are very effective for a safe cycle mobility, but need to be revised in relation to the existing Italian law.

In the last few years, "Sustainable" and "Smart" mobility became concepts of fundamental importance and led national government to adopt programmes and measures aimed at reducing the carbon emissions of private and commercial vehicles. The final goal is to pursue the EU objectives of reducing the greenhouse gases emission in transportation sector. The progressive electrification of the circulating vehicles represents a possible solution to the air pollution relating problems. A recent innovative research field, which could significantly contribute to the diffusion of the electric vehicles, consists of the inductive recharge systems for electric vehicles. This technology could also bring to considerably environmental and logistic advantages, especially in urban areas. Starting from the analysis of the main ongoing experimentations of these innovative systems in the world, the present paper proposes a possible application of the inductive recharge technology to the public transport vehicles, through the presentation of the case study of Brescia.

In the last few years, "Sustainable" and "Smart" mobility became concepts of fundamental importance and led national government to adopt programmes and measures aimed at reducing the carbon emissions of private and commercial vehicles. The final goal is to pursue the EU objectives of reducing the greenhouse gases emission in transportation sector. The progressive electrification of the circulating vehicles represents a possible solution to the air pollution relating problems. A recent innovative research field, which could significantly contribute to the diffusion of the electric vehicles, consists of the inductive recharge systems for electric vehicles. This technology could also bring to considerably environmental and logistic advantages, especially in urban areas. Starting from the analysis of the main ongoing experimentations of these innovative systems in the world, the present paper proposes a possible application of the inductive recharge technology to the public transport vehicles, through the presentation of the case study of Brescia.

Chapter 1: Promoting accessibility through active mobility for sustainable and inclusive cities. An Inclusive Accessibility by Proximity Index (IAPI) -- Chapter 2: High Performance Wheelchair. Wheelchair mobility performance enhancement based on technological applications -- Chapter 3: Active Mobility behaviours contributing to Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 4: From school to city. An analysis on 600 school squares towards designing urban places for and with active mobility -- Chapter 5: A review of criticism to walkability: when the walkable approach is not a good idea? -- Chapter 6: Living and Walking in Campuses: the case of the University of Catania -- Chapter 7: The role of universities in promoting sustainability through active mobility in daily commuting -- Chapter 8: Analysing The Pedestrian Mobility in Urban Public Space: The Case Study of Mersin Kushimato Street and Uray Street -- Chapter 9: Pedestrian Movement and Access to Public Services, Mezitli-Mersin, Turkey -- Chapter 10: A Multi-Scalar Assessment of Urban Heat Effects on Walkability in Ankara -- Chapter 11: The "X-minute city": Milan from the idea of proximity to the creation of a quality public city -- Chapter 12: Walking city, Automobile city, and Sustainable city. Urban structures and mobility patterns for reuse the spaces of the automobile era -- Chapter 13: Integrating the TOD and 15-minute City concepts in the analysis of rail station areas: a methodological approach for a case study in Palermo (Italy) -- Chapter 14: Sustainable mobility and the X-minute city. The case study of Berlin and Teheran -- Chapter 15: Improving walkability in the city. Urban and personal "comfort" and the need for cultural shifts -- Chapter 16: Walkability and rebalancing of centralities in a city under reconstruction -- Chapter 17: The role of transport in urban regeneration. The neighborhood Le Albere in Trento throught the lens of GBC Quartieri -- Chapter 18: A cycling indicator for tourism accessibility evaluation in urban areas -- Chapter 19: Environmental and operational efficiency of integrated Urban last-mile freight distribution systems based on the use of cargo bikes -- Chapter 20: The challenges of implementing pedestrian-focused interventions using a multi-stakeholder approach – the case study of Malta -- Chapter 21: Revitalization, development, and integration of rail system in urban areas – Zadar Urban Area Case Study -- Chapter 22: Sustainable mobility in the urban and metropolitan areas of Mediterranean -- Chapter 23: Coastal roads. An Atlas for the socio-ecological transition of coastal territories -- Chapter 24: Participatory process for upgrading public spaces through sustainable mobility and social inclusiveness -- Chapter 25: Different conceptions of Active Mobility: how cyclability is planned in the world. Case study investigation -- Chapter 26: Embedding green infrastructure in urban regeneration projects -- Chapter 27: Urban Regeneration Through Large Urban Projects – Case Study of Traffic Analysis As Urban Planning Method -- Chapter 28: The intertemporal issue of low hourly occupancy of loading/ unloading parking spaces in the city of Thessaloniki -- Chapter 29: Hybrid Urban Services, Proximity Growth and Digital Connectivity -- Chapter 30: The experimentation of tactical urbanism as a tool for adaptation to climate change. The SpaziAttivi itinerary of the city of Brescia.