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New season at the 0-99 play area
Play-friendly city. Open on Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 am to 2 pm.
La Ciutat Proactiva 2024 grants seek innovative projects to tackle the drought
BIT Habitat. BIT Habitat is set to launch the La Ciutat Proactiva 2024 call for grants, which on this occasion will go to projects that help to combat the emergency situation caused by the drought.
The Botanical Garden celebrates its 25th anniversary
Science. It will do so on 21 April with a free open day with workshops, live music, games, stand-up in Catalan and all kinds of activities.
Sant Jordi 2024: books and roses all around the city
Sant Jordi. A large area in the heart of L’Eixample will be closed to traffic on 23 April.
Approval to renovate twenty-five children’s play areas
Urban planning and infrastructures. Play elements will be changed and improvements made to paths with accessibility criteria.
Barcelona to take part in ACUSTICAT 2024, offering experiences on how to tackle noise pollution
Noise. Barcelona is taking part in this biennial congress and preparing to host the next edition in 2026.
Twenty children’s play areas to get shade structures in 2025
Urban planning and infrastructures. The government commission has started the process to tender their manufacture.
How are the names of streets and squares decided?
Street Names. The Street Naming Commission is the body that decides which names will be given to public streets and squares in Barcelona.
New streets named after women
Democratic memory. The Street Naming Commission approves the addition of six streets, squares and gardens named after women who left their mark on the city’s history.
Barcelona’s emergency housing program provides keys to seven families
Housing. The Barcelona Housing Consortium has handed over flats from the Social Rent Fund to families in vulnerable situations.