ABSTRACT
The case-study presented in this paper explores the opportunities originated by the cooperation of five municipalities which, at this time, are jointly working towards the implementation of policies and measures for the Urban Agenda of western Sicilian cities, during the 2014–2020 programming period. Having examined the territorial potentials, the infrastructural system and the local and inter-municipal demand of mobility (systematic and occasional), the paper presents the model of a green infrastructure that will allow alternate paths to be made by bicycle with transfers by train, frequently matching bicycle path and railway track. This plan, aiming to increase the efficiency of the current railway service, offers two opportunities: its conversion to “tram-train”, giving to the city a new public service; the making use, where possible, of areas belonging to the railway line, for cyclists, people in wheelchairs and pedestrians, being possible to take advantage of the linear tendency and the moderate slopes of the railway infrastructure.
