In 2017, Barcelona will start converting itself into a pedestrian city: Inside grids of “superblocks,” non-resident cars will be banned, and what used to be heavily trafficked intersections ...

Can Barcelona 'superblocks' cut traffic and clean up city air? By Sophie Davies February 23, 20174:31 AM PSTUpdated February 23, 2017 ...

If successful, it would mean cars could be exiled from up to 120 intersections and 60% of Barcelona’s roads (including the four superblocks that already exist). A street in Barcelona.

The Superblocks exploit Barcelona’s grid street plan, which covers much of the city, and is already one-way in most places. They take a nine-block square and reflow traffic within it.

Explore Barcelona's stunning architecture, urban design, and rich culture in Catalonia. From Gaudí's Sagrada Familia to the city's unique superblocks, discover what makes Barcelona so captivating.

The roughly 40-acre superblocks will be tested in five neighborhoods throughout Barcelona and serve to free up more public space for walking, biking, and other non motor vehicle activities.

Barcelona, September 9, 2019-. The city of Barcelona could prevent 667 premature deaths every year by implementing the proposed "Superblocks" project in its entirety.

Superblocks aren't a new concept in Barcelona. The first one was installed in 1993 near a historic church in the city center, and two more followed in 2005 in the northern neighborhood of Gràcia.

Francesc Magrinyà Torner’s guest lecture for the SES-631 Sustainable Communities course will examine the evolution of the resilient urban design approach of creating “superblocks” in Barcelona.

Gabrielle Green, a language teacher in Barcelona, plays with her class of children in one of the Spanish city's new "superblocks" in Poblenou district, Feb 9. 2017. TRF/Sophie Davies ...