The Legal Attack on Superblock Barcelona - City Lab Barcelona
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In this blog post, I attempt to unpack what this court ruling is about, the legal arguments, and who is behind it. Did the city really do something wrong?  What will happen to the Consell de Cent project? Is it possible that the courts will force the city to undo a 26 million Euro investment? What are the implications for city planning in Barcelona? And might the ruling impact future pedestrianization?
  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Business always kicks and screams at any change because what’s working for them now is working. The new thing feels like change for the sake of change.

    Businesses can’t lead towards a future because it will never be anything other than more of the same. Like now and how it it’s practically the same social issue conversations as 100 years ago. Business only advances technology - it doesn’t improve life for people.

    • ByteJunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I think this isn’t necessarily a fight with local businesses, because they stand to win a lot from these efforts. The whole point is to strengthen proximity, so that people focus their lives in a close community - including their shopping.

      This is a proxy war by large capitals and interests, who stand to lose massively in terms of influence and revenue if people actually go back to living as communities…