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Barcelona Superblock: new stage

The Superblock programme is taking a step ahead and becoming the street transformation model for the entire city, with the aim of reclaiming for citizens part of the space currently occupied by private vehicles.

The goal is to create a healthy, greener, fairer and safer public space that promotes social relations and the local economy.

Green hubs and squares

Following small-scale initiatives carried out in areas such as Poblenou, Horta and Sant Antoni, Superblocks are now taking a leap in scale and pace, with the creation of a network of green hubs and squares where pedestrians have priority.

This network is helping to create a new map of the city where citizens are the central players. This new vision will first and foremost be applied in the Cerdà section and, in particular, in the Eixample district, extending the network of green hubs and squares which have already started to be created in the Sant Antoni neighbourhood. We will be turning parts of C/ Consell de Cent, C/ Rocafort, C/ Comte Borrell and C/ Girona into green hubs in the immediate future. In addition, we’ll also be creating four large squares, each around 2,000 m2 in area, at the junctions between these green hubs.

Green hubs in Sant Martí

In addition to the initiative in Eixample, in the Sant Martí district, a network of green hubs is also being created. Work is underway on various streets, where greenery and leisure space for local residents are the key features. During the current term of office we are starting work on sections of the green hubs in C/ Cristóbal de Moura, C/ Almogàvers, C/ Zamora, C/ Puigcerdà and C/ Bolívia.

 

The new vision of public space

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Scaling up

Superblocks are taking a leap in scale and pace, becoming a public space transformation model for the entire city.

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The Cerdà section and Eixample

The priority initiative in the coming years will focus on the Cerdà section and, above all, the Eixample, creating new green hubs and large squares of over 2,000 m2 in area.

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Citizens

Superblocks put all citizens at the centre, offering them new, safer and less-polluted places to spend time in.

Barcelona Superblock...

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    ...is working to create a new way of organising the entire city’s public space which puts people at the centre of everything.

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    ...is creating a network of green hubs and squares throughout the city. The goal is for all residents in the Eixample to have a green space or square within 200 metres from their home.

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    ...is prioritising pedestrians to ensure streets can be spaces for meeting and leisure. Green spaces and squares are safer and less polluted places to be in.

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    ...is managing to reclaim quality public space for citizens. At present 60% of public space is occupied by private vehicles, when more than half of journeys are made on foot.

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    ...is helping to increase the presence of greenery and improve the city’s environmental conditions and people’s quality of life.

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    ...includes citizen participation as an essential part in reflecting on and implementing the new public space model.

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Together, we can build a better city

A city where streets and squares a places for meeting up, playing games and cultural, economic and social exchange. A city with cleaner air, green spaces and calmed traffic. A city where mobility is better organised and more sustainable. A city where people are reclaiming their place in public space.

Check out this map to see the initiatives already carried out in the city as well as others that have been worked on with local residents or which are being studied and assessed.

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News

19/01/2023

Transformation of Consell de Cent under way on the side nearest the mountains

Urban planning and infrastructures. Work is under way on the side nearest the Besòs in the streets of Rocafort, Comte Borrell and Girona.

18/11/2022

On 18 November, mobility changes will be introduced in the four new green hubs and squares in the Eixample district.

Urban planning. The Consell de Cent, Girona, Rocafort and Comte Borrell green hubs, along with the four squares, will be streets prioritised for pedestrians and for local and service traffic. This will involve major changes in the...

21/10/2022

The Barcelona Superblock model reaches the C40 World Mayors Summit

Barcelona Superblock. Berlin, Vienna, Rotterdam, Bogotá and Los Angeles have already adapted the Barcelona model and over 250 cities and countries have asked for technical information.

16/08/2022

Work gets under way to transform the Barcelona Superblock in L’Eixample

Urban planning. Work gets under way on 16 August to completely change the appearance and uses of the streets of Consell de Cent, Rocafort, Comte Borrell and Girona, with more pedestrians, greenery, neighbourhood life and local...

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