The Plano de San Francisco will become the large pedestrian plaza at the entrance to Murcia Río

The Murcia City Council, through the Department of Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration directed by José Guillén, gives one more step in the Murcia Río project.

The Plano de San Francisco will become the great pedestrian plaza of Murcia Río, with an area of ​​6,000 square meters, located at the entrance to Murcia, which will connect the botanical garden, the Malecón promenade, the Carmen neighborhood through the Manterola footbridge, the Old Bridge and the banks of Murcia Río. These works, which have already begun, will complete a large green pedestrian axis, recovering spaces for all citizens.

In this way, a calming of traffic will also be allowed, reducing the speed of vehicles, facilitating pedestrian traffic with the consequent environmental and pollution reduction benefits.

Among the actions that will be carried out, the pavement will be unified, using the same as that of Murcia Río to give continuity to the project and some wooden boxes will be installed that will reproduce the letters of the word Murcia, since this is one of the main entrances to the city.

The design of urban furniture is going to be unified, making the benches more comfortable to get more living areas, promoting outdoor recreational activities, facilitating rest during walks and inviting reflection in a naturalized environment.

The works begin once the pertinent permits have been granted, as it is a BIC environment, by the General Directorate of Cultural Assets and a supervising archaeologist responsible for the works has been assigned.

“With this project we are recovering spaces for pedestrians, calming traffic and creating a new green pedestrian axis in the Plano de San Francisco, linking Murcia Río and the Malecón with the city. We are committed to pedestrianization and improvement of the urban green infrastructures in our neighborhoods and districts, creating friendly and natural spaces that improve the health and quality of life of our neighbors through the improvement of the environment “, José Guillén highlighted.

Environments that are committed to the environment, improve health and promote outdoor sports activity

The new gardens and green areas are designed and developed for mass use, making these green infrastructures spaces to accommodate hundreds of people and offer them a wide variety of possibilities. The living areas, children’s games, natural spaces, bio-healthy and calisthenics areas, are some of the options available to residents of Murcia.

The gardens of the municipality have a massive presence of childrenTherefore, they have to be friendly, safe spaces that reflect the environmental and socio-cultural values ​​that we want to transmit to them.

These spaces, in addition to being a clear commitment to improving the environment and reducing the carbon footprint, also improve health and promote outdoor sports activity. The city of Murcia is becoming greener and more natural.

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