Rosa Parks railway station area in Paris as an Equitable Transit-oriented development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6418851 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ndèye Aïta Cissé (0009-0008-8785-3933, Laboratoire Ville Mobilité Transport), John L Renne (0000-0002-1554-7557, Tulane University), Alain L’hostis (0000-0002-2334-4127, Laboratoire Ville Mobilité Transport, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 170 |
| Pages | 106662-106662 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0264-2751 • E-ISSN: 1873-6084 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cities.2025.106662 |
| OpenAlex | W4416306252 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
The surrounding area of the Rosa Parks railway station, located in the administrative district of Pont de Flandres in the 19th borough of Paris, has witnessed significant growth, transitioning from brownfields to vibrant, mixed- use neighborhoods. This development includes transforming the Calberson warehouses along Boulevard McDonald, considered as Paris's largest building (615 m long), into new housing, retail offices, and community facilities. These urban developments have created multiple dynamics in a district with a high proportion of social housing and where the average salary is the lowest in Paris. These evolutions include improving the district's connectivity with a range of public transport services (suburban train, buses and lightrail) and the development of active modes. Furthermore, the land-use mix tends to bring daily services closer to residents. The paper explores three critical aspects of the Rosa Parks area's development. Firstly we captured the inhabitants' proximity experience through Transit- oriented development and a 15-min City approaches: in this case study, the focus is brought to the low income in order to specify their local mobility experience as an indicator of an Equitable TOD experience. Secondly, we investigate the district's embracement of Equitable TOD principles: this is studied through the percentage of social housing in the area, the reviewing of policy tools to tackle potential gentrification and the inhabitants' commitment in the urban development of Rosa Parks area. Thirdly, we expose the lessons learned from applying these principles as a framework for social justice and environmental resilience in urban planning: as part of the study, we present a critical review of the Rosa Parks neighbourhood as an equitable TOD and provide further recommendations.
Chen · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis · Urban Planning and Landscape Design · Urban Transport and Accessibility
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |