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Identity/Seriality in Innovative Mobility Implementation. A Case Study Analysis in Milan’s Rho Fiera Train Station and Rho Fieramilano M1 Metro Station

Year: 2026

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Innovative mobility solutions, such as Urban Air Mobility, will have to be added to the existing, being anchored into an ongoing implementation process that is reshaping mobility under the drive of Mobility-as-a-Service. This leading force claims a mix of mobility layers within integrated platforms that increase the relevance of mobility hubs, reshaping them through digitalization. Each flow brings with it a series of requirements and iconographic elements that populate the space of mobility. Consequently, a tension arises in such places between the identity of the mobility spaces and the drive toward standardization and seriality embedded within them. The paper aims to investigate this relationship between the seek for identity and the need for seriality within mobility hubs. To do so, attention is set on already implemented mobility places. Therefore, the paper will focus on the case study of Milan’s Rho Fiera railway station and its related Rho Fiera Milano M1 metro station, to analyze the relationship between seriality and identity in the hub. This pathway opens to new possibilities for mobility innovations’ design to reconfigure contemporary infrastructures that can keep standing in a fast-changing environment.

Source: Lecture notes in mobility

Parent work: Re-Generation in Transport: Proceedings of the 11th TRA Conference, 2026, Budapest, Hungary - Volume 2: Active Travel Modes, Shared Mobility Solutions, Inclusive Mobility, and Mobility as a Service

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-37192-8_28

Author: Francesca Monteleone

Institution: Politecnico di Milano

Language: English

Topic: Transportation and Mobility Innovations

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid