Building Resilience into Milan's 2030 City Plan

Introduction

By 2030, Milan will be a city increasingly connected to its larger metropolitan area as well as the globe. At the same time, it will be a city with a local focus, with special attention given to the main squares and transport nodes that are central to the growing youth population and the city’s middle class. The city will be even more innovative and inclusive. A green and resilient Milan will require the same quality of urban space for the city center as for the suburbs; the city’s 88 neighborhoods characterized by a strong local identity. By overcoming the physical, social, economic distances between the city and its periphery, growth will be inclusive, extended to all neighborhoods, and will engender improved quality of life for all residents.
Building Resilience into Milan's 2030 City Plan

Reason to Be Selected

Of the five main objectives which drive Milan’s 2030 Plan, the Resilience Department will play a significant role in the implementation of Objective 3: “A green, livable and resilient city.” Top initiatives in this section include restoring and consolidating a series of underutilized public and private spaces into ecological corridors, as well as incentivizing the environmental sustainability of existing and new construction through the introduction of new buildings standards.

Highlights:

Connecting milan, the metropolitan area, and the world

An attractive and inclusive city of opportunity

A green, livable, resilient city

One city, 88 neighborhoods

A city that regenerates

Details

1.Connecting milan, the metropolitan area, and the world

The core of a wide metropolitan area, Milan aims to increase accessibility through massive investments in public transport: the construction of the new M4 metro line, the extension of other metro lines beyond the city boundaries, and the strengthening of the railway belt, in addition to the development of high speed trains and of the regional railway service.

2.An attractive and inclusive city of opportunity

Six areas in Milan’s periphery, accessible to all and placed on strategic axes, will additionally be developed with the intent of attracting international investment and serving as centers of economic opportunity.

3.A green, livable, resilient city

In collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Milan, city administration is working to draft urban forestry guidelines with the goal of planting 3 million trees in the whole metropolitan area. This project is part of the city’s Resilience Strategy under development with the support of 100 Resilient Cities, and which Milan seeks codify into a masterplan.

4.One city, 88 neighborhoods

Milan 2030 outlines several initiatives for overcoming barriers between the inner and outer city. Selective densification is the principle applied to the regeneration of 6 main squares located between the city center and the periphery.

5. A city that regenerates

Diffuse regeneration of the urban fabric will be encouraged in specific areas of Milan. Where levers and incentives can be utilized, we expect them to stimulate the renovation of degraded lots – thus increasing urban quality, enhancing the functional mix and services, and overall facilitating the economic, social, and cultural development of the city’s most vulnerable sectors.

Conclusions

Overall, Milan 2030 is a vision for our city to not just grow larger, but stronger. The far-reaching City Master Plan of Milan was developed through a strong engagement process. In the words of Mayor Sala: “The goal is that Milan becomes the city that its citizens want. We think that the projects outlined in the City Plan are more likely to succeed as a result of the partnership between Milan and its citizens – starting with the requalification of the city periphery.”

 



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City: Milan