Milan to create 750-kilometer network of cycle paths
Imagine a web connecting the city core to the suburbs
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
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Reaching from Milan’s city centre into the surrounding countryside, the ambition is to make cycling the first and easiest choice for getting around the Metropolitan City of Milan — an area that includes both the city and its suburbs.
The city wants cycling to become the primary mode of transport for at least 20 percent of its residents by 2035, and will seek to ensure that 80 percent of homes are within one kilometer of a fully protected cycle route.
“This is a unique project in Italy, because it is the first to be accompanied by an organic strategic document,” added Uguccioni.
“Our will is to surround the metropolitan city with a capillary network of cycle paths that connect the capital city with the entire metropolitan area, replicating what we have already done with optical fibre.”
The paths will also feature state-of-the-art infrastructure, including low-impact motion-sensor lighting, digital displays, and a network of fibre optic cables, as well as dedicatedbikeparking stations.
During the pandemic, Milan reallocated 35 kilometers of city centre road space for cycle lanes, created new and widened pavements, designated streets as a priority for pedestrians and cyclists and imposed a speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour.
