Park Güell

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In 2022, it will be a century since Park Güell opened to the public and the Barcelona City Council intends that by the time the centenary arrives the park will once again be a place for local residents to feel their own, reversing the trend of it being a tourist icon.

The Park Güell Executive Plan 2018-2022 consists of 179 actions and measures. Besides its main aims of reducing the impact of overcrowding and fostering the communal use of spaces, work will also be carried out to improve mobility in the vicinity and a new management model will be promoted. During the five year period for the implementation of the different measures, a total of 24.9 million euros will be invested.

The study conducted when designing the plan shows that the increase in visitors to the park has caused the displacement or disappearance of activities by city residents there. During the entire time the park is open, only 1% of activities there correspond to activities for city residents.

The recovery of activities which used to take place in the park, the creation of opening times for use by citizens and the improvement of the website to match the needs of citizens better are some of the measures planned to combat the growing sense of loss among citizens regarding the park.

Strategic Proposal for Park Güell

1

Reducing the impact of overcrowding in the park and its surroundings through better regulation of its access points and a greater number of information and control personnel.

2

Fostering community uses in the park and its surroundings through improved access points, new local-resident leisure activities and a new volunteer centre that will provide information on the park and its natural environment.

3

Improving mobility in the surrounding area: more and better public transport, ease of access on foot and by bicycle and reducing congestion on busier streets.

4

Revitalising the park’s heritage, by including it in neighbourhood and city cultural calendars.

5

Promoting a new model of governance through the participation of all the players involved in decision-making.