felix stalderJul 20, 2023
Went to see a superblock in Barcelona. Given how much they feature as urbanism of the future, they are amazingly simple. Take an intersection, block traffic in all four directions and you have a square. Plant trees, add some tables and benches. That's basically it. Replace cars with trees and don't privatize the resulting space. All you need, and all that is usually missing, is political will.
Show threadMalteJul 21, 2023

@festal How did you find the superblocks with blocked off streets? I tried it a year ago and failed even though they have a dedicated website for it.

https://www.barcelona.cat/pla-superilla-barcelona/mapa/en/

Barcelona Superblock | Barcelona City Council

Barcelona Superblock is a transformational plan that makes daily life the central concern, bringing cohesion to neighbourhoods, and driving the ecological transition. Navigate this map to find out how Barcelona is changing.​

Show threadTim CowlishawJul 21, 2023
@malte @festal FYI for the next time you're here, in the centre, Carrer de Parlament, Carrer de Borrell and Carrer de Consell de Cent are all now "superillas", you can have a fantastic walk between the three! start and end at Passeig de Gracia or Poble Sec metro, it'll take an hour or so.
Show threadTim CowlishawJul 21, 2023
@malte @festal @festal (that map is a little confusing as it's a bunch of urbanism projects overlaid - the red areas seem to be the parts that correspond to the 'eix verds' pictured here, but you need to click the red dot to see all of them as the other map layers obscure some)
Show threadMalte

@mistertim Yes, there is a lot of information on the map. :)

After clicking around I found this page which mentions the places you mentioned.

https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/superilles/en/content/the-new-green-hubs-and-squares

The new squares and green axes in Eixample will look like this

Large spaces for local people, with meeting areas, children's games and street furniture, where greenery takes centre stage. This is what the new green axes and squares in Eixample will be like. Consell de Cent, Rocafort, Comte Borrell and Girona streets will have a totally different look, with vehicles disappearing to make way for spaces full of life. In addition, at the points where Carrer Consell de Cent meets the streets of Rocafort, Comte Borrell, Enric Granados and Girona, four large new squares will be created (each with 2,000 square metres of space).

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