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The urban plan\u00adning sys\u00adtem for the expan\u00adsion of Barcelona, con\u00adceived under the Cata\u00adlan urban plan\u00adner Ilde\u00adfons Cerd\u00e0 in the mid-19th cen\u00adtu\u00adry, envis\u00adaged build\u00ading on only two edges of the block. But spec\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion with land, sim\u00adi\u00adlar to Berlin, led to a much high\u00ader den\u00adsi\u00adty of devel\u00adop\u00adment than planned. Many of Cerd\u00e0\u2019s visions remained unful\u00adfilled, such as the estab\u00adlish\u00adment of large green court\u00adyards. The result\u00ading extreme\u00adly dense urban fab\u00adric has been under increas\u00ading stress in recent years\u2014it was over\u00adloaded. \u00a9 Iakov Filimonov\/123RF.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In Barcelona, the idea of the superblock\u2014an urban area made up of sev\u00ader\u00adal small\u00ader city blocks and bor\u00addered by large streets\u2014has been rein\u00advent\u00aded in recent years. It promis\u00ades solu\u00adtions for cities with high emis\u00adsion lev\u00adels caused by motor\u00adized vehi\u00adcles. The reduc\u00adtion of traf\u00adfic means that the val\u00adue of pub\u00adlic spaces increas\u00ades or that a space becomes tru\u00adly pub\u00adlic for the first time, and exist\u00ading uses are increased or new ones made pos\u00adsi\u00adble. Six such superblocks have been real\u00adized in Barcelona to date. Fears that the retail trade would suf\u00adfer as a result of reduced access for cars have not come true. Instead, the num\u00adber of trips made on foot or by bicy\u00adcle have gone up and the air qual\u00adi\u00adty has improved. In recent years, oth\u00ader cities have also begun to imple\u00adment the mod\u00adel since its poten\u00adtial becomes appar\u00adent every\u00adwhere when you look at the city from the per\u00adspec\u00adtive of those who walk instead of drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mov\u00ading<\/span><\/a>Pub\u00adlic Space<\/span><\/a>Infra\u00adstruc\u00adture<\/span><\/a>Mixed-use<\/span><\/a>Mobil\u00adi\u00adty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Super\u00adilles, Superblocks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sal\u00advador Rue\u00adda, Direc\u00adtor of BCNe\u00adcolo\u00adgia (2000 \u2014 2019), BCNe\u00adcolo\u00adgia (Age\u0300ncia d\u2019Ecologia Urbana de Barcelona; Con\u00adsor\u00adtium of Ajun\u00adta\u00adment de Barcelona, l\u2019A ea Met\u00adro\u00adpol\u00adi\u00adtana de Barcelona i la Diputa\u00adcio\u0301 de Barcelona), superblocks residents<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Since 2003, Wirst test superblock in the Gr\u00e0\u00adcia dis\u00adtrict; 2016, inau\u00adgu\u00adra\u00adtion superblock in the Poble\u00adnou district<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The var\u00adi\u00adous prob\u00adlems that had devel\u00adoped due to the immense den\u00adsi\u00adty of the blocks, above all the scarce pub\u00adlic space and the dev\u00adas\u00adtat\u00ading air qual\u00adi\u00adty, were to be coun\u00adter\u00adact\u00aded with the con\u00adcept of the Superblock. The prin\u00adci\u00adple: four to nine blocks are com\u00adbined into one large unit. In addi\u00adtion, the streets are calmed or com\u00adplete\u00adly closed to through traf\u00adfic. \u00a9 Ajun\u00adta\u00adment de Barcelona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The space freed from car traf\u00adfic can be used in many ways. Addi\u00adtion\u00adal green spaces, sports and play\u00adgrounds can be cre\u00adat\u00aded where motor\u00adized traf\u00adfic used to dom\u00adi\u00adnate. \u00a9 Ajun\u00adta\u00adment de Barcelona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The upgrad\u00ading of pub\u00adlic space is man\u00adi\u00adfold and com\u00adplex. Yet many are still skep\u00adti\u00adcal. Plan\u00adners are ask\u00ading where the traf\u00adfic is now that pre\u00advi\u00adous\u00adly rolled over the now calmer streets? And res\u00adi\u00addents won\u00adder whether the already strong tourist pres\u00adsure on the city could be fur\u00adther increased by mea\u00adsures that make this quar\u00adter even more attrac\u00adtive? \u00a9 Ajun\u00adta\u00adment de Barcelona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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