In Milan and the surrounding Lombardy region, motor traffic congestion dropped by 30-75% during Italy’s lockdown.
In Milan and the surrounding Lombardy region, motor traffic congestion dropped by 30-75% during Italy’s lockdown. The city responded by transforming 35 km (22 miles) of streets with expanded bicycle lanes and widened sidewalks so residents could social distance (Laker, 2020). Since the beginning of the COVID recovery phase, European cities and national governments have allocated at least EUR 823 million to active mobility and announced more than 1,200 km of cycling infrastructure, including in Brussels and Paris (Chini, 2020).