Bicivia: Connecting Territory on Two Wheels

AMB, Energy and sustainability, Essay, Middle Density, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

Air quality, Barcelona, Cycling roads, Ecological agencies, Ecological researches, Infrastructure, Metropolis, Mobility, Municipal planning, Network, Pollution, Smart infrastructure, Smart ride, Spain, Sustainability, Territorial dimension, Territory, Transportation, Urban mobility, Urban Paradigms, Urban planning

First published in urbanNext.

A project by Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB).

Ensuring mobility and connectivity across the 36 municipalities that make up the Metropolis Barcelona is vital in order to guarantee the development of the region as a whole. However, conflicts can often arise as a result of the pollution generated by these interconnections. Consequently, Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB), which is the third-largest local administrative body in Catalonia by budget and has an eminently technical focus, has created Bicivia: a network of cycle paths that aims to weave a connecting thread through the metropolitan area by creating a new, interconnecting grid. Full coverage is assured through the inclusion of four vertical axes and five horizontal axes. The project also serves to articulate AMB’s key priority areas, namely: safety, sustainability, and the prioritisation of pedestrians and cyclists.