Last updated: October 2021
The redevelopment of the Alcantara square is part of the program A SQUARE IN EACH NEIGHBOURHOOD, implemented by the Municipality of Lisbon in 2017 onward. Besides the road re-organization, the project includes specific elements. The NBS includes the creation of a public garden, cycling path, playground facilities and introduction of new trees (Ref.1). The residents of the neighbourhood were asked to participate. The participation process aimed at obtaining from the citizens an evaluation on different pertinent questions in the experience of the public space, results showed: space for pedestrians, improve green spaces and urban living (Ref.1).
Largo de Alcântara
Source: http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/viver/urbanismo/espaco-publico/uma-praca-em-cada-bairro/largo-de-alcantara
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
- Green areas for water management
- Sustainable urban drainage systems
Key challenges
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Flood protection
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1) Improve the connections between the station of Alcântara-Mar and Alcântara-Terra, assigning João de Oliveira Miguéns Street to the pedestrian movement and creating a green and cycling corridor;
2) increase the leisure areas and improving the safety in the pedestrian crossing to the Alcântara-terra station;
3) Improve storm drainage network, optimizing runoff capacity, reducing flood risks. (1)
4) To allow an articulated phased intervention and to ensure that pedestrian circulation is improved at all stages, with bigger and more comfortable sidewalks in order to increase the pedestrian path;
5) Create public spaces, green areas and gardens, and playground;
6) Adopt cycling lanes for children or pedestrian areas where children can ride a tricycle and/or bicycle without danger; (2)
Implementation activities
Articulate the intervention on Rua Prior do Crato with the future roundabout of Alcântara; Pedonize the side of the street João de Oliveira Miguéns; To allow a phased intervention articulated and that ensures in the various stages to improve pedestrian circulation; Extend the intervention ruling this place the parking, and requalifying the pedestrian crossing of the station; (1)
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: Elderly people
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Dissemination of information and education
- Citizen oversight (e.g. boards, advisory)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
With the participation process, it was intended to obtain, on the part of the citizens, an evaluation on different pertinent questions in the experience of the public space and that have implications both in the concretization of the urban design as in the definition of priorities of requalification in each square, to obtain a diagnosis of the existing situation, to collect ideas and suggestions for the area, to support the definition of intervention priorities and to integrate the results into the projects. (ref.1)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(The area is under protection by the Special Protection Zone missive/geographical plan (we call it “Carta”) established by the Directorate General of Cultural Heritage (ref.4). The Program, part of the Lisbon City of Neighborhoods concept, is one of the axes of the 2013-2017 City Government Program. The Government Program 2017-2021, in the Axis on Improving the quality of life and the environment_More and better public space, proposes to continue with this Program. (5))
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(Programme UMA PRAÇA EM CADA BAIRRO hosted by the Lisbon municipality as a participatory programme (3).
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Financing
Total cost
€500,000 - €2,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public regional budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
(1) Sítio da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2017), Largo de Alcântara, Available at Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020).
(2) Expresso (2015), Lisboa, obras sem fim, Available at http:/Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020).
(3) Sítio da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2017) Uma Praça em Cada Bairro, Available at Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020).
(4) Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2015), UMA PRAÇA EM CADA BAIRRO, Available at :Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020)
(5) Municipality of Lisbon (2017), UMA PRAÇA EM CADA BAIRRO – INTERVENÇÕES EM ESPAÇO PÚBLICO, Available at Source link, (Accessed 26-7-2020)
(2) Expresso (2015), Lisboa, obras sem fim, Available at http:/Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020).
(3) Sítio da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2017) Uma Praça em Cada Bairro, Available at Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020).
(4) Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2015), UMA PRAÇA EM CADA BAIRRO, Available at :Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020)
(5) Municipality of Lisbon (2017), UMA PRAÇA EM CADA BAIRRO – INTERVENÇÕES EM ESPAÇO PÚBLICO, Available at Source link, (Accessed 26-7-2020)
Largo de Alcântara
Source: http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/viver/urbanismo/espaco-publico/uma-praca-em-cada-bairro/largo-de-alcantara
Largo de Alcântara
Source: http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/viver/urbanismo/espaco-publico/uma-praca-em-cada-bairro/largo-de-alcantara