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Madrid adapts green areas for public use
Madrid has adapted green areas in Vicálvaro district for public use as part of broader efforts to make the city greener.
Headed by Mayor of Madrid José Luis Martínez-Almeida, the city pointed out that the recent intervention worth more than EUR 460,000 improved access to parks and made them more suitable for public use.
The broader conservation plan is worth EUR 79.6 million, with city authorities noting that 65 of the 85 projects have been completed.
Madrid pointed out that the latest project was drawn up and implemented in response to rehabilitation requests by residents, adding that it improved the district’s green heritage and made it more accessible.
As part of the project, the city planted new trees along streets and in four parks in the district, stressing that native species were used as well as those best adapted to microclimatic conditions.
Critical surfaces were repaved to make them more permeable, reducing runoff and soil erosion, children’s areas were modernised and new ones created for the elderly
City authorities pointed out that new litter bins have been installed and other improvements implemented in line with sustainability criteria.
Trees and shrubs planted previously that did not take root were replaced and new irrigation systems installed to help new plants become established.
(Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Madrid)
