Superblocks to the rescue: Barcelona’s plan to give streets back to residents

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1. tofuwabohu (tofuwabohu@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Sep-2019 16:10:44 UTC tofuwabohu

   Article about car-free zones (here called superblocks) in Barcelona.

   "When the first superblock was introduced in 2017 in Poblenou, in the north of the city, it was met with opposition by car owners and also those who claimed it would be ruinous to local business."

   #carfree

   https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/sep/10/barcelonas-car-free-superblocks-could-save-hundreds-of-lives

   It's a follow up of https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/17/superblocks-rescue-barcelona-spain-plan-give-streets-back-residents