Last updated: October 2021
The intervention includes two elements, part of the project aims to create a park and then a green corridor that unites that park with the city. This last corridor project was then planned as a rehabilitation and development project in three phases along an urban transitway. It aims to be recovered as a public space for citizens to improve the urban sustainability of Palma. Aside from the infrastructural development the intervention also included tree planting and green cover maintenance (ref 1). The work on this development began, but it was unfinished. After public protests (Ref 11 ), in 2019, there was another phase proposed for this project, to retake this unfinished initiative and make a long corridor from the Parc de Ses Estacions to the Son Forteza District. This part of the project was on the planning phase due to the complexity of urban planning change as well as the costs of this initiative. There has been no development of this new proposal (Ref 10).
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
- Green corridors and green belts
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Employment/job creation
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Transformation of previously derelict areas
Project objectives
- Recover a public space for citizens;
- Improve the urban sustainability of Palma;
- Transform the whole area around the corridor into a space of co-living, of leisure, and connection between neighbourhoods (Ref 1);
- Connect different neighbourhoods (Ref 2).
- Under-utilized urban space to be converted into a green area (ref 1);
Implementation activities
2011- first phase of the project being implemented: lining of Tomas Luis de Vitoria street with trees and bike lanes, conversion of jacint Verdaguer into the start of a park, building of an elevated road over the ring street which will become the entrance to a large urban green connecting the areas of Son Fortesa, los Hostalets, and el Rafal with Son Oliva and Archiduque. (ref 1)
Phase 2 is planned to be the extension of the torrent of Barbara to the rotunda of Son Fuster, and later to the Indioteria (ref 1).
Phase 3 will be an improvement of the more urban plot of the corridor, from the Argelaga street roundabout to the train bridge, linking with the Estaciones Park. (ref 1)
Phase 4 Proposal redoing of the initiative to build a green corridor from the Parc de Ses Estacions to the Son Forteza district.
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Dissemination of information and education
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The intervention was proposed and led by the local government of Palma with the support of the regional government and partnership with several government bodies: the Federation of Neighborhood associations of Palma, the Balnear Ornitology and Nature Defense Group (GOB), and School of Geographers and Architects, as well a municipal engineers. (ref 1)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(The State Fund for Local Investment (FEIL) and National Plan E, a plan and investment structure for the stimulation of the economy and employment. (ref 7)
)
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The intervention was introduced as part of the local “Plan E”- a plan outlining the refurbishment of the Marine Façade and the Green Corridor. (ref 3)
)
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public regional budget
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased ecological connectivity across regeneration sites and scales
- Restoration of derelict areas
Economic impacts
- Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
Yes
References
1. Ajuntament de Palma. (2011). Las obras del corredor del Parque de las Vías avanzan a buen ritmo. Palma de Mallorca: Ajuntament de Palma. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
2. Source link. (2010). Palma tendra un corridor verde en el parquet de las Vias a finales del año. Palma de Mallorca: ABC. Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020).
3. Europa Press. (2009). Cort presenta al Plan E los proyectos del inicio del parque de la Fachada Marítima y del corredor de ses vies. Palma de Mallorca: Europa Press. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
4. Diario de Mallorca (2020) Los Parques y las zonas verdes de la Palma reabren con “normalidad”. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
5. Fabian. (2010). Proyecto: Corredor del Parque de las Vías. Palma de Mallorca: Altamar. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
6. Plataforma pel Parc de les Vies. (2005). Projecte de l’ajuntament de Palma. Palma de Mallorca: Plataforma pel Parc de les vies. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
7. Velert, S. (2011). Una pasarela peatonal en el Parc de ses Vies conectará Son Fortesa y Son Oliva. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
8. Ministerio de Política Territorial y Administración Públic. (n.d.). Regulación y Funcionamiento del FEIL. Palma de Mallorca: Ministerio de Política Territorial y Administración Públic. Palma de Mallorca: Gobierno de España. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
9. Marina, Lorenzo. (2010). Paseo por el Corredor Verde de les Vies. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca: Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
10. Ribelles, I. (2019). 1500 VPO’s , 3 ejes cívicos y Trambús, primeros acuerdos del Pacte en Cort. Palma de Mallorca: El mundo es. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020).
2. Source link. (2010). Palma tendra un corridor verde en el parquet de las Vias a finales del año. Palma de Mallorca: ABC. Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020).
3. Europa Press. (2009). Cort presenta al Plan E los proyectos del inicio del parque de la Fachada Marítima y del corredor de ses vies. Palma de Mallorca: Europa Press. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
4. Diario de Mallorca (2020) Los Parques y las zonas verdes de la Palma reabren con “normalidad”. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
5. Fabian. (2010). Proyecto: Corredor del Parque de las Vías. Palma de Mallorca: Altamar. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
6. Plataforma pel Parc de les Vies. (2005). Projecte de l’ajuntament de Palma. Palma de Mallorca: Plataforma pel Parc de les vies. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
7. Velert, S. (2011). Una pasarela peatonal en el Parc de ses Vies conectará Son Fortesa y Son Oliva. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
8. Ministerio de Política Territorial y Administración Públic. (n.d.). Regulación y Funcionamiento del FEIL. Palma de Mallorca: Ministerio de Política Territorial y Administración Públic. Palma de Mallorca: Gobierno de España. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
9. Marina, Lorenzo. (2010). Paseo por el Corredor Verde de les Vies. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca: Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020)
10. Ribelles, I. (2019). 1500 VPO’s , 3 ejes cívicos y Trambús, primeros acuerdos del Pacte en Cort. Palma de Mallorca: El mundo es. Available at: Source link (Accessed 27 July 2020).