Superillas
My idea is related to allowing cafes/restaurants/pubs to open while still respecting social distancing rules.
It's based of the concept of superillas that they have implemented in Barcelona, where they close off a 9 square grid where no traffic is allowed. This way the space could be used to set tables for local food/drink shops that are two meters apparat. This would also give people on foot more space to be able to actually walk with enough room within each other.
The businesses that do not fall into the Superilla grid could be allowed to operate as take aways and the ones that do fall inside it not. To perhaps "level out the playing flied."
The traffic is allowed to circulate normally around the perimeter, just not inside of it.
This is the official website of the Barcelona project (only in Spanish or Catalan but there are also good pics to exemplify) https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/superilles/es
It's based of the concept of superillas that they have implemented in Barcelona, where they close off a 9 square grid where no traffic is allowed. This way the space could be used to set tables for local food/drink shops that are two meters apparat. This would also give people on foot more space to be able to actually walk with enough room within each other.
The businesses that do not fall into the Superilla grid could be allowed to operate as take aways and the ones that do fall inside it not. To perhaps "level out the playing flied."
The traffic is allowed to circulate normally around the perimeter, just not inside of it.
This is the official website of the Barcelona project (only in Spanish or Catalan but there are also good pics to exemplify) https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/superilles/es
Why the contribution is important
It would really work within our "new normal" giving us the chance to interact with people a bit more, be outside and reclaim space for cars, while at the same time allowing local businesses to not go broke.
by Malena on May 09, 2020 at 09:49AM
Posted by Malena May 09, 2020 at 10:03
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Posted by Malena May 09, 2020 at 10:42
This is also supossed to be a productive space for discussion. Let's keep it respectful!
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