Since the Spanish city of Barcelona introduced its first “superblock” in 2016, the concept of carving out islands of car-free space by routing traffic around multi-block areas has been ...

Bike lanes now crisscross the city, and the restored Sant Antoni market is again bustling with fishmongers and butchers. Most strikingly, Barcelona’s “superblock” initiative has turned ...

The city of Barcelona has come up with one incredibly ... the maximum speed on the roads within the Superblock is limited to 20 km/h (12.5 miles per hour). Phase one of the Superblocks can be ...

Today, Barcelona is undergoing another massive transformation. The city is still one of the densest ... is the concept known as the superilla (‘superblock’), which involves grouping together ...