Alps Avenue and Rosa Sensat Park

Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB), DATAAE, Energy and sustainability, Middle Density, Project, Public Space in Metropolitan Barcelona, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms, Xavier Vendrell.

Architecture & Nature, Children, Cycling Infrastructure, Ecology, Greenery, Healthy city, Leisure, Metropolitan Barcelona, Mobility, Natural connectors, Pedestrian realm, Project, Sustainable, Topography, Transformation, Urban Development, Walking, Well-being.

Alps Avenue used to be a road with no trees, heavy traffic from cars and lorries, four lanes for vehicles, and cars parked on both sides of the street at various angles. This setup created a bleak and lifeless environment with little urban development. The main objective was to reduce vehicle traffic and transform the avenue into a green corridor connecting the historic centre of Cornellà to Can Mercader Park.