The Power of the Superblock in Barcelona
<p>Every year in the Barcelona metropolitan area there are 3,500 premature deaths, 1,800 cardiovascular-related hospitalizations, 5,100 cases of chronic adult bronchitis, 31,100 cases of pediatric bronchitis and 54,000 asthma attacks — all the consequence of air pollution.</p>
<p>These smog-filled conditions inspired the Barcelona City Council, in March 2015, to create a sustainable urban mobility plan for the city. The result of a two-and-a-half year-long participatory process, the plan’s main objective for 2018 is a reduction in air pollution, and one of the tools for achieving this goal — the superblock — happens to have a wealth of other remarkable benefits for traffic safety and the health of Barcelona.</p>
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