End of the process to renovate and improve thirty children’s play areas
Work concludes this month on the process to renovate thirty children’s play areas in eight city districts. The work entailed the renewal of play elements, improved routes around the areas and the addition of accessibility criteria.
The total cost of the work, carried out between 2024 and 2025, was over two million euros. It formed part of the Comprehensive Maintenance Plan (PMI) from the Pla Endreça.
More than eleven million euros will be invested in the renovation of children’s play areas all over the city as part of these plans.
Besides changing play elements, paving and furniture has also been renewed and spaces organised to be able to separate peaceful play areas and dynamic ones. Other improvements include the installation of new shaded areas as part of the municipal programme to adapt public space to climate conditions and improve temperatures in different part of the city.
Accessibility was a key criterion in the process, with all projects embracing it to offer play possibilities for children with disabilities or functional diversity and differing degrees of challenges and motivation.
The consolidation of the new model for children’s play areas in the city is part of the plan on play in public spaces for the period up to 2030, the idea being to move from a city with play areas to a city which is also adapted to their needs, where play and physical activity are naturally presents and accessible in public spaces. The aim is for greener spaces with more shade, attractive play elements and more space for free play, plus good quality comfortable spaces to spend time in. In short, better quality play areas that are inclusive and which adapt to people’s real needs. These improvements also help to optimise management and maintenance.
The process thus continues for a more play-friendly city. Clearly backing the improvement and diversification of opportunities for play and physical activity in public space, given its benefits in the development and well-being of children and teenagers and for community health and living. Going into 2026, projects to improve another 24 play areas are now being tendered, with work to begin at the start of the year.
The renovated play areas are located in eight city districts:
Sant Martí
- Pl. Josep Maria Huertas Claveria
- Cantàbria with Andrade
- Rbla. Prim, between Guipúscoa and Binèfar
- Parc de Sant Martí, in Huelva between Agricultura and Treball
- Jardins de Joana Tomàs
- Parc del Port Olímpic
- Ramon Turró with Joan Miró
- Pl. Juliana Morell
- Marina – Llull – Av. Bogatell – Joan d’Àustria – Ramon Turró (Pl. Margarida Comas)
- Ramon Calsina
- Parc lineal Gran Via (Gran Via, 1196)
- Grup Mare de Déu la Fe (Ptge. Ferradura)
- Pl. Palmera de Sant Martí
- Parc lineal Gran Via (Extremadura – Rbla. Prim)
Les Corts
- Jardins de Josep Goday i Casals
- Pl. Comas
- Jardins de Bacardí
- Jardins de Can Bruixa
Horta-Guinardó
- Parc del Guinardó
- Jardins de Manuel J. Arnalot
Nou Barris
- Pl. Paul Claudel
- Parc de Josep Maria Serra Martí
- Pl. Gabriel Alomar
- Confluència between Alzinar and Pierola
- Aiguablava – Fosca – Chafarinas – Empúries – Fanal
Sants-Montjuïc
- Jardins de la Rambla de Sants
- La Farga
Sant Andreu
- PI. Pilar Miró
L’Eixample
- Pg. Sant Joan
Sarrià – Sant Gervasi
- Pl. Cardona
