Towards Sustainable Regional Planning: Potential of Commuter Rail in the Madrid Urban Region

In the extensive framework of historiography on relationship between railroads and cities that began in second half 19th century, a new phase thought action emerged from 1980s, driven by transport-oriented development approach node–place model within paradigms New Urbanism sustainable urbanism, respectively. This highlights need to integrate railway planning urban territorial take advantage potential areas surrounding stations. this context, subject rarely analyzed Spain is around commuter stations opportunity they represent rethink growth an metropolitan scale. study explores shows roles municipalities with their play could as basis for leading strategy based polycentric favor more mobility Madrid region.