Path for Pedestrians and Cyclists: Connection between Barcelona & Esplugues de Llobregat

BAB / BYCS, Batlle i Roig, Low Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

Accessibility, Barcelona, Bicycle, Biophilic, Corridor, Cycling Infrastructure, Cycling roads, Dealing with Nature, Environment, Green walkaway, Healthy city, Landscape, Mobility, Network, Operative Infrastructure, Park, Pedestrian realm, Pollution, Project, Spain, Urban infrastructure

This project is part of the Bicycle Architecture Biennale 2019/20 -- https://bycs.org/our-work/the-bicycle-architecture-biennale/bab-application-rules/

This project consists of building a path for pedestrians and cyclists to link Barcelona’s Avinguda Diagonal with Avinguda dels Països Catalans in Esplugues de Llobregat at one of the most challenging points in the metropolitan road network: the junction of the B-20 ring road and the B-23 expressway and the cloverleaf formed by the various links and accesses to the two cities. This road junction has been a barrier for pedestrians and cyclists for 60 years. The new cycling path now offers the most direct crossing possible, with a firm commitment towards soft, non-motorised mobility and to a biophilic city: healthier, less polluted and more accessible.