More city streets to be named after women
The measure represents further progress in naming streets, gardens and squares in the city after women, who represent just 8% of the total. In all, 21 new names have been approved while other popular names used by local people in the city’s neighbourhoods have also been regained.
The nine women’s names form part of the 21 new names approved by the Street Naming Commission, the body of the City Council tasked with this process. The names correspond to three streets, three changes of names for gardens and five new squares. In all cases, the names correspond to people who represent the memory of local activism, political and trade union activity, and the sphere of culture in the city:
- Plaça o de Valerie Powles (Sants-Montjuïc)
- Plaça de Rosa Galobardes i Alsina (Horta-Guinardó)
- Plaça de Ramona Fossas i Puig (Horta-Guinardó)
- Plaça de Lolita Torrentó (Sant Martí)
- Plaça d’Angelina Trallero (Sarrià – Sant Gervasi)
- Plaça de Francesca Vergés i Escofet (Sant Andreu)
- Plaça de Lluïsa Alba (Nou Barris)
- Change of name from Comte de Santa Clara to Carrer de Felícia Fuster i Viladecans (Ciutat Vella)
- Change of name from Carrer del Duc to Carrer de Josefa Vilaret (Ciutat Vella)
The female gender is also to be introduced in three spaces:
- Plaça de les Treballadores i Treballadors de Macosa (Sant Martí)
- Change of name from Parc de la Maquinista to Parc de les Treballadores i Treballadors de la Maquinista (Sant Andreu)
- Change of name from Plaça dels Avis to Plaça de les Àvies i els Avis (Nou Barris)
The changes and new names approved also sought to regain popular names used historically by local people in the neighbourhoods. The rest of the names are:
- Plaça or Placeta de Juli Busquets (Les Corts)
- Jardí de Francesc Masclans i Girvès (Sants-Montjuïc)
- Plaça de Josep Maria Vidal i Aunós (Sants-Montjuïc)
- Change of name for the junction at Carrer dels Enamorats to Plaça de l’Oca (Sant Martí)
- Placeta de la Laminació (Sant Martí)
- Plaça dels Maquis (Nou Barris)
- Plaça Trobada (Nou Barris)
- Change of name from Plaça de l’Aqüeducte to Plaça dels Colors (Nou Barris)
- Plaça de Mariano Meseguer Bielsa (Sarrià – Sant Gervasi)
Street Naming Commission
The Street Naming Commission is the City Council body tasked with approving the names of streets, gardens, squares and all public space in the city. A favourable report from the commission is an essential step for implementing the name used for a public space, promoted by the community or any other party.
