Madrid: Prioritizing people over cars After a massive highway was built on both sides of the Manzanares River in Madrid in the 1970s, nearby neighbourhoods declined and most city inhabitants avoided the region entirely. In 2003, Mayor Alberto Ruíz-Gallardón implemented his vision to bury the highways and move traffic through tunnels instead. Ultimately, the river banks were freed for pedestrians and more than nine km of the Madrid Río Park were designed with playgrounds, ball fields, bike paths, and a wading pool known fondly as “the beach” (World Watch Institute Blog, 2016). |
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