Area between c/Comte Borrell and c/Tamarit around the market (first phase); c/Comte Borrell between c/Manso and av. Paral·lel; c/Parlament between Ronda de Sant Pau and c/Viladomat; c/Comte Borrell between Gran Via and c/Floridablanca; c/Tamarit between c/Viladomat and c/Calàbria (second phase).

Work was carried out in the Sant Antoni area as the result of a process of debate involving local residents, traders and organizations that began in February 2017, with the constitution of the leading group. This group, made up of individuals and organizations representing the neighbourhood, has worked together with Barcelona City Council from the start, with the aim of creating the proposed superblock model.

Also taking part in this participatory process were neighbourhood associations of pupils’ families and traders, local residents and various collectives who were involved in analysing and designing the interventions and collaborated to adapt the model to the characteristics of the area and the neighbourhood’s specific needs. This process produced a proposal with urban interventions to gain and improve public space for pedestrians.

Taking advantage of the redevelopment of the environs of the new Sant Antoni Market, c/Comte de Borrell and c/Tamarit were traffic-calmed, and the first square in the Eixample was created at a small crossroads of two perpendicular streets. This square, some 1,800 m² big, together with the two small triangular plazas beside the market, created a total of 5,000 m² of public space for pedestrians to enjoy.

A second phase extended traffic-calming along c/Comte de Borrell as far as Gran Via and towards c/Tamarit and c/Calàbria, completed in January 2020, and from c/Comte Borrell towards Paral·lel and c/Parlament, with a tactical development, completed in July 2019. The second 1,800 m² square was created at the crossroads of c/Comte Borrell and c/Parlament, this time urbanized with street furniture, planters and ground marking paint to tactically organize space for users. These interventions represent the recovery of 21,000 m² of space for pedestrians, 26,000 m² altogether, and an increase of 1,540 linear metres of cyclable street.