HOW ARE WE TRANSFORMING INTO A PLAYABLE CITY?
Barcelona is putting itself at the disposal of children, ensuring their right to play in public spaces and encouraging the whole city to be playable: streets, schools, parks, beaches etc. All urban developments are being planned taking the well-being of young children into account.
With over nine hundred public spaces for children to play in, there are a series of super play areas that stand out for their unique facilities. The goal is for all of them to be accessible to ensure that all children, including those with some form of disability, can play in them.
The transformation of school playgrounds, guaranteeing the safety of school environments, closing off some streets to vehicles and being able to enjoy unique spaces where nature and public urban environments coexist all feature in the “Plan for Play in Public Spaces”, with a road map looking to 2030.
NOTABLE PLAY AREAS IN THE PLAYABE CITY
SUPER PLAY AREAS
Super play areas are unique spaces intended for children. It is hardly surprising that they are the areas with the highest rating throughout the city. With 30% of their visitors from outside their neighbourhood, they are clearly an attraction for families.
Next year the city will have 12 super play areas - large, iconic spaces - and twice the number of accessible play areas, intended as inclusive public spaces.
Super play areas already in place
- Jardins de la Indústria (Eixample)
- Parc Central (Nou Barris)
- Parc de la Pegaso (Sant Andreu)
- Parc de les Glòries (Sant Martí)
- Parc d'Antoni Santiburcio (Sant Andreu)
- Parc del Canòdrom (Sant Andreu)
- Parc del Poblenou (Sant Martí)
- Alfons el Magnànim (Sant Martí)
- Colònia Castells (Les Corts)
- Parc de Can Batlló (Sants-Montjuïc)
- Parc Central de la Marina del Prat Vermell (Sants-Montjuïc)
Planned super play areas
- Parc de la Barceloneta (Ciutat Vella)
- Parc de les Glòries (Sant Martí)
THE PLAYABLE CITY GETS ROLLED OUT AROUND BARCELONA
MOST VISIBLE INITIATIVES FOR PROMOTING PLAY
Barcelona is set to become a city with play areas in a playable city, under the initiatives provided for in the Plan for Play in Public Spaces looking to 2030. To make that possible, several projects are being worked on to improve the quality of life not just for children and teenagers but also the community as a whole. Here are a few examples:
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Let’s play on the beach -
We’re opening refreshment bars in public spaces -
We're supporting games for children with functional diversity
