CIVIBADemocracy and Civic Practices

Project

Superilles (supermanzanas)

Barcelona · Catalonia · Spain

Participatory urbanism2016

Reorganising traffic into superblocks to give streets back to pedestrians, play and greenery. With its tensions and debates, it is the most internationally studied Spanish experiment in tactical urbanism.

Led by
City council (with a participatory process)
Status
Active
Participation
Institution led, participatory
Visitable
Yes (Poblenou, Sant Antoni)
Website
ajuntament.barcelona.cat/superilles/es ↗
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
1 September 2026

Verification

Verified

This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.

  • Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
  • Partial one source on record
  • Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending

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