Since Marta Farrés took office in 2019, the city's natural surface area has increased by 13%. With 650 green spaces across seven districts, municipal authorities claim that every resident lives within a ten-minute walk of a park.
Key projects driving this increase include Parc del Nord and Parc de les Aigües. To address complaints regarding a lack of shade, the council has approved a 4.1 million euro investment to plant 500 additional trees and improve infrastructure in these locations.
“"Everyone has a park or green area less than 10 minutes from home."
The local government aims to reach a total of 50,000 trees by 2027. However, environmental groups like ADENC remain critical, pointing out that street-level trees have actually decreased from 30,000 to 26,000 since 2019.
