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BARCELONA SUPERBLOCK In Barcelona, city-planners designed a scheme which has become known as the Barcelona ‘Superblock’. This scheme restricts access for cars to some of the roads which run between the city blocks. This means that the streets that separate the blocks can be opened to pedestrian traffic and cyclists. These superblocks consider the human scale with community-based design, creating space for children and older people. They could lead to a reduction in pollution in the city and reduce traffic considerably. The city is planning on introducing green spaces and community infrastructure like play spaces into these car-free roads.
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