Sunday 3 April, afternoonWednesday 6 April, morning

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All participants to the Habitat III Thematic Meeting are invited to join the Urban Study Visits.Pre-registration is required through email to BCNtours.H3@gmail.com

URBAN STUDY VISITS

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POBLE-SEC and MONTJUÏC Urban acupuncture Organised by: Raons Públiques, www.raonspubliques.orgPoble-Sec is a vibrant neighbourhood at the foot of the mountain of Montjuïc. There is a historical and complex relation in between the mountain and the neighbourhood, which can be seen in the paths, roads, recreational areas, urban gardens...Moreover Poble Sec maintains a dense network of social life, with interesting sharing economy initiatives such as “Green trade”, time bank and exchange flea market.Duration: Approx 2-3 hours.Meeting point: in front of “El Molino”Calle de Vila i Vilà, 99, 08004 Barcelona (Metro Paral·lel L3)Time: 15:00hLanguage: Spanish and French

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PEDESTRIAN BARCELONA Organised by: Catalunya Camina, www.catalunyacamina.orgThis visit focuses on the pedestrian oriented city model versus the privat motorised vehicle city model. It starts downtown, where several pro-pedestrian upgrading projects were implemented to promote pedestrian use and improve accessibility in the public space (shared spaces, reduction of motor vehicles, pedestrianizations). After a short metro ride the next visit will be two important urban nodes: “el Cinc d’Oros” and “Plaza Lesseps”.Duration: approx 3-4 hours.Meeting point: Plaza Real Calle de Colom, 4, 08002 (Metro Liceu L3)Time: 15:00hLanguage: Spanish and English

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SANTS-LA BORDETAIndustrial area of Can Batlló, Bloc 11 Organised by: Raons Públiques, www.raonspubliques.orgTransformation and regeneration of an obsolete industrial area.The visit shows a participative model of city-making. Bloc eleven is a warehouse voluntarily self-managed by neighbours from the boroughs La Bordeta and Sants. Part of this industrial area will be visited, for example the library, the cafe, some workshops and other uses, communally managed.Duration: Approx 2-3 hours.Meeting point: Entrance to the area CAN BATLLÓ Calle de la Constitució, 19, 08014 (FGC Metro Magoria la Campana R5, R6, S4, S8, S33, L8)Time: 15:00hLanguage: Spanish and English

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SUNDAY 3 APRIL AFTERNOON

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EIXAMPLEthe city in movement Organised by: CCCB www.cccb.orgA walk in Eixample. Recent investigation has brought to light rigorously the complexity of the development of Pla Cerdà (Cerda’s Master Plan for Barcelona 1860). It also made us aware of the great flexibility of the plan and its capacity to adapt to the changes that the city has gone through the last 150 years. Eixample is vibrant present verging on a future that demands new interventions.Duration: Approx 2-3 hours.Meeting point: “Pati de les dones” CCCB Calle de Montalegre, 5, 08001 BarcelonaTime: 10:00h (Metro L1 and L2 Universitat)Language: Spanish

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COLL and VALLCARCAurban resilienceOrganised by: La Volta coop d’Arquitecteshttps://cvolta.wordpress.comA walk in two hilly neighbourhoods that have been through a long urban transformation process where bottom-up initiatives and small interventions in the public space held by neighbours improve there lives. For example the construction of urban furniture, urban gardens, a cooperative housing project, the walking path, small interventions on streets and squares and the new public building for environmental education in Turull forest. The walk shows some of the initiatives that improved the quality of life in the neighbourhood.and “Plaza Lesseps”.Duration: approx 3-4 hours.Meeting point: Exit of Metro Vallcarca. Calle Argentera, 24, 08023 Barcelona (Metro Vallcarca L3)Time: 10:00hLanguage: Spanish and English

THE RAILWAY TRIANGLEMetro Control Centre – Automatic Line 9 Organised by: TMB, www.tmb.catA bus will pick up the visitors and bring them to the railway triangle and later to the modern metro L9. The visit focuses on showing public transportation as a tool to improve public space quantitatively and qualitatively, air quality and reduction of emissions to reduce greenhouse effect. Related topics will be explained, for example the public management of the public transportation system, the new grid system of buses, mobility democratization, energy efficiency…The garage with new electric and hybrid vehicles, the control centre of public transportation and the automatic metro line L9 will be visited.Duration: Approx 3-4 hours.Meeting point: in front of Hard Rock Café Plaza Catalunya, 21,08002 Barcelona (Metro Catalunya L1, L3 y FGC)Time: 09:15hLanguage: Spanish and English

WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL MORNING