It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s SUPERBLOCK

August 15, 2016
|In Landscape Architecture
|By Landscape Arcitecture Staff Writer

While most cities in the world are dominated by cars, Barcelona discovered a clever way for the citizens to reclaim the streets. Check out this article to find out more about “superblocks”, a concept developed by Salvador Rueda, director of the Urban Ecology Agency of Barcelona and how they hope to ultimately achieve:

  1. More sustainable mobility
  2. Revitalization of public spaces
  3. Promotion of biodiversity and urban green
  4. Promotion of urban social fabric and social cohesion
  5. Promoting self-sufficiency in the use of resources
  6. Integration of governance processes

superblocks!

Read the full article here.