Barrier-free architecture

Title: Barrier-free architecture
Description: The goal of the city is to enable everyone to participate fully in all aspects of life. As a measure to ensure equal access to the physical environment, transport, information and communication, Genoa’s administration has implemented PEBA – the Plan for the Elimination of Architectural Barriers. The PEBA analyses the municipal area from the point of view of motor and sensory accessibility, dividing it into 94 Areas, i.e. portions of the territory where public functions of importance and interest for the citizen are concentrated, returning a map with 4 colors depending on the degree of presence or absence of architectural barriers: green (accessible), yellow (partially accessible), orange (partially inaccessible) and red (inaccessible). A very important aspect to underline is that Genoa is the first Italian city with a totally georeferenced PEBA and with data free and accessible to all on dedicated portals (open data). For tours and maps, the relative level of accessibility has been indicated for the main points of interest in Genoa, such as monuments, museums, universities or historical shops. And five accessible “thematic itineraries” have therefore been identified: Art and culture, Education, Free time, Business, Other Paths. Find out more at: https://smart.comune.genova.it/contenuti/peba-piano-eliminazione-barriere-architettoniche
STIT Type: STI