Urban Planning, Ecological Transition, Urban Services and Housing

The second stage of the comprehensive remodelling project for C/ Cristóbal de Moura, in the district of Sant Martí, is being carried out between C/ Maresme and C/ Josep Pla. The goal is to turn this section into a linear garden where priority is given to greenery, pedestrians and spaces to share. Work is expected to take around 14 months.

The work will follow the model for the first stage, which renewed the section between C/ Fluvià and C/ Provençals. The project will maximise spaces for pedestrians, reducing surface space for services and firefighters.

The central section of the garden will be accompanied by two winding concrete paths, two metres wide and for the exclusive use of pedestrians and cyclists, generating small spaces with benches, lighting and litter bins. There will also be a pedestrian-only zone and another with circulation restricted to local people, with reduced speed limits.

The work also includes the renewal of C/ Puigcerdà, between C/ Marroc and C/ Pallars, which crosses Cristóbal de Moura and makes up one of the other green streets anticipated in the current urban planning for the 22@ area.

In this case, the project will follow the same development model initiated around Ca l’Alier, with a section of curbless paving prioritising pedestrians, cyclists, green spaces and social spaces. Between the pavements and the central space there will be a free section from one side to the other with vegetation, spaces for people to spend time in, new furniture and street lighting.

Both streets will keep their existing trees and more will be planted. Drip systems and a sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) will also be installed, enabling the area to reuse rainwater for watering the plants and trees there. Solar pergolas will also be installed, providing shade at the same time at five points along the paths in the central green area.

The work will transform an area of 4,300 square metres and take around 14 months.