The potential of implementing superblocks for multifunctional street use in cities.

ABSTRACT: The Barcelona superblock has been proposed as a sustainable urban neighbourhood transformation strategy in cities. Superblock design reduces space assigned to cars to enable alternative uses for improving liveability and sustainability. Here, the potential for superblock transformation is systematically quantified and evaluated for cities with varying urban forms and densities. A superblock consists of nine (3×3) urban city blocks including interior and exterior streets. Miniblocks, consisting of four (2×2) blocks, are proposed as a less disruptive strategy to initiate urban transformation on which superblocks can build upon. A geospatial network-based approach is developed to find locations for introducing multifunctional streets. For possible site prioritization, the identified locations

SUBMITTER: Eggimann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7612763 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature