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In Milan<\/strong>, getting around by bicycle <\/strong>is about to get easier. Just before Christmas, the City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the 2026-2028 budget that allocates 100,000 euros to give shape to a hitherto neglected idea: making the bicycle network as readable<\/strong> as the subway network<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

The focus of the project: signage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

The project is called bicipolitana<\/a><\/strong>. And the focus of the intervention is signage. Directional signs, first and foremost, to clearly indicate where one is going. And progression signs, designed to give pedestrians back an overview: from this point, what places can I reach? With what connections? With what continuity? <\/p>\n\n

It is precisely continuity that is the knot that the bicipolitana tries to unravel. Bicycle lanes exist in Milan, but they often appear as fragments: well-designed stretches that do not always dialogue with each other. Applying the logic of lines, colors and subway maps to bicycle mobility means transforming those fragments into a recognizable network that can be traveled even by those who do not know the city by heart. <\/p>\n\n

A network designed like the subway<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

The strategy did not come out of nowhere. It was built together with M\u00f6ves<\/strong> – “move,” in Milanese dialect – the document that collects guidelines for active mobility in the city. And it finds an operational reference in the Metropolitan City’s Biciplan<\/a>, approved in 2021, which designs an ambitious network: four circular lines, sixteen radials and four greenways<\/strong>. A system designed to connect the center with the suburbs and, in several cases, push beyond municipal boundaries to the hinterland. <\/p>\n\n

In this scheme, circulars are used to move between neighborhoods without passing through the center; radials are used to move in and out of the city; and greenways are used to provide routes surrounded by greenery. Much of this infrastructure is already in place; others will become a reality with upcoming investments. The bicipolitana has the task of stitching them together, at least from an information perspective. <\/p>\n\n

The EmbraceMe case<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

A preview of this approach already exists and has been visible since 2018. It is called AbbracciaMi<\/a> and is a circular route of about 70 kilometers that connects parks, stations, suburbs, and places of interest. Its strength lies in its recognizability: consistent signage that accompanies those pedaling along the entire loop. Until now, it has remained an exception. With new funding, the goal is to make it the rule. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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