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?
We have streets here that become pedestrian streets during the summer. During those times, delivery trucks come early in the morning while the streets are nearly empty and they stop right in front of the business they’re delivering to. The rest of the year, they have to stop on the side streets because that’s the only place where they don’t block car traffic. They have to wheel everything much further and leave one thing or another unattended while doing so.
We have streets here that become pedestrian streets during the summer. During those times, delivery trucks come early in the morning while the streets are nearly empty and they stop right in front of the business they’re delivering to. The rest of the year, they have to stop on the side streets because that’s the only place where they don’t block car traffic. They have to wheel everything much further and leave one thing or another unattended while doing so.