Mobility, Housing, and Filming Dominate Weekly News in Sant Cugat

The city in the Vallès Occidental region experienced an intense week with AP-7 closures, youth emancipation difficulties, and consolidation as an audiovisual set.

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The first week of February in Sant Cugat del Vallès focused on mobility management, including AP-7 closures, the youth housing crisis, and the city's growing role as a filming location.

Mobility was a central focus, marked by incidents on the Rodalies and FGC lines, and particularly by closures on the AP-7 which caused miles of traffic jams after a truck overturned. In response, the Sant Cugat City Council announced the purchase of new urban buses, expected to arrive between late 2026 and early 2027, to promote sustainable mobility.
Regarding housing, Sant Cugat remains one of the Catalan cities with the fewest people of emancipation age, a fact highlighting the strong pressure of the real estate market and the urgent need for public policies to facilitate youth access.

The pressure of the real estate market and the consolidation as an audiovisual hub show the two faces of Sant Cugat's growth.

Culturally, the municipality is consolidating its position as the sixth Catalan city with the most filming, attracting productions from platforms like Netflix and Movistar. Politically, the Municipal Plenary debated the housing model and addressed measures to combat unemployment and job insecurity, aiming to turn the city into an innovation lab.