Milan announces large-scale plan to designate part of its streets for priority traffic for cyclists and pedestrians. Cars will have to squeeze out of the streets for a total length of 35 kilometers - including Corso Buenos Aires, the main street of northeastern Milan with many shops and boutiques.

According to the city plan Strade Aperte (" In addition, bike paths will appear, sidewalks will be expanded (or added where they are missing).

On Corso Buenos Aires and its environs, work will begin in early May, during which 8 kilometers of bike paths and new sidewalks will appear by the end of the month, writes Europuls.

Full work in the city is planned to be completed by the end of summer.. Thus, the City Hall of Milan continues its plan begun in the early 10s to turn the city into a comfortable environment for pedestrians, and not for cars.

Milan is the capital of Lombardy, a region that has been particularly affected in Italy by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.. Thanks to quarantine, the air quality in the city (as well as throughout Italy) has improved significantly - by 25 - 47%, according to the European Environmental Protection Agency.