Sant Pere de Ribes
Carrer Nou
Redevelopment
Area
1.964 m2
Date
2009
Location
Carrer Nou, Nucli antic de Ribes
Developer
Ajuntament de Sant Pere de Ribes
Photography
Berta Tiana Fotografia
Challenge
Transforming a traditional street into a central axis of the old town center.
In line with the Urban Improvement Plan for the old quarter of Ribes, drawn up by GMG, the City Council proposed the need to redevelop this street, which initially had narrow sidewalks and most of its surface area given over to vehicles.
Process
Establishing priority for the main users, pedestrians.
The urbanization of this street is repaired in coherence with its functionality as a central road of the town and in response to the new mobility criteria proposed, which foresee prioritizing the pedestrian over the vehicle and that it also becomes a living space, not just a place to pass through.
Result
Gaining space for people and a space of quality and centrality.
The traditional section of the street, consisting of sidewalks and roadway, was replaced by a single-level pavement with tree wells of a certain size and trees, and by providing it with urban furniture that would favor its use by pedestrians, avoid architectural barriers, and make it a more permeable public space and therefore more sustainable from an environmental point of view.
