Last updated: October 2021
The Queluz Green Bridge is a pedestrian link that includes the creation of continuous green space in the natural areas adjacent to the gardens of the National Palace of Queluz, with connections to the Palace Square and Quinta Nova, and the Parque Urbano Felício Laurel. Integration of the landscape by the integration of an acoustic barrier in the slope with vegetal cover, and by the green bridge of connection between the gardens of the Palace of Queluz and Matinha was also scheduled. (2) In 2020 the Municipality of Sintra signed a memorandum for the construction of the Queluz Green Bridge, inserted in the Green and Blue Axis project. The approval of these documents allows the launch of the construction contract for Ponte Verde in the first half of 2020 (5).
Ponte Eva (similar project to the green bridge in Sintra)
Source: https://cm-sintra.pt/atualidade/noticias-institucional/sintra-aprova-protocolo-para-a-construcao-da-ponte-verde
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Other
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1. Establish two areas of support and experience and two axes of crossing, according to a model of continuous circulation in the natural environment.
2. Ensure the protection of the gardens of the National Palace of Queluz and Matinha against the impact of road traffic IC19, by creating an acoustic and visual barrier and stability of similar characteristics. (1)
3. Create a pedestrian and bicycle path above the IC19 through the creation of a continuous green space area with requalification of previous green spaces ; (1)
4. Improve mobility by taking into consideration the location of the routes and the comfort conditions that need to be provided according to its topology. (2)
5. To re-naturalize and improve the quality of the water bodies and requalification of the space surrounding the Jamor River and its tributaries. (4)
Implementation activities
This project had a public contest for the design and implementation and the winner of the proposal was already decided (2). The next stage of the implementation is the execution of the plan.
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Crowd-sourcing/Crowd-funding/Participatory budget
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The local government opened to contest the intervention and private actors participated proposing ideas. (1) The competition was promoted by the Sintra - Monte da Lua Parks in conjunction with the Sintra City Council.
The winning proposal for the tender for the Queluz green bridge, by Biodesign / Tetraplano, coordinated by Jorge Manuel Frazão Cancela, emphasizes "the integration of the landscaping, namely by the good integration of the acoustic barrier in slope with vegetal cover, next to IC19 , And the green connecting bridge between the gardens of the palace [of Queluz] and Matinha. " (ref.3)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Yes
(This NBS is connected to the EU funded project Jamor River Green and Blue Axis. EU’s European Regional Development Fund contributes financially through the “Programa Operacional Regional de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period. The investment falls under the priority “Sustainable urban development”. (4))
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The project is part of the Green and Blue Axis, an intermunicipal project that aims to create a pedestrian and cycling link between the Serra da Carregueira mountain range , in Belas, and the sea, on the coast of Oeiras.(1))
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
- Corporate investment
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
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, No impacts reported
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
No evidence in public records
References
(1) Câmara Munic. Sintra (2017) Concursos de ideias para requalificação no Eixo Verde e Azul Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020)
(2)Encomenda (2017), Projecto ponte verde de Queluz [WWW Document],Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020).
(3) Espaço de Arquitetura (2017), Biodesign/Tetraplano vencem concurso para a Ponte Verde de Queluz, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020)
(4) Municiality of Sintra (no date), Jamor. Eixo Verde e Azul, Document attached
(5) CM Sintra (2020) Sintra aprova protocolo para a construção da Ponte Verde. Available at: Source link (Accessed 19-08-2020).
(2)Encomenda (2017), Projecto ponte verde de Queluz [WWW Document],Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020).
(3) Espaço de Arquitetura (2017), Biodesign/Tetraplano vencem concurso para a Ponte Verde de Queluz, Available at Source link (Accessed 23-6-2020)
(4) Municiality of Sintra (no date), Jamor. Eixo Verde e Azul, Document attached
(5) CM Sintra (2020) Sintra aprova protocolo para a construção da Ponte Verde. Available at: Source link (Accessed 19-08-2020).