How can a transportation corridor be diversified? Is there a way to do this and make it more efficient and flexible? The Gran Via in Barcelona, designed by Arriola & Fiol Arquitectes, is a notable precedent for its activation of a single-use sunken freeway. This project carefully orchestrates uses, creating a sectionally-rich transportation corridor from… Read more »
How can a transportation corridor be diversified? Is there a way to do this and make it more efficient and flexible?
The Gran Via in Barcelona, designed by Arriola & Fiol Arquitectes, is a notable precedent for its activation of a single-use sunken freeway. This project carefully orchestrates uses, creating a sectionally-rich transportation corridor from an existing sunken freeway. With fast traffic in the central trunk, 3.5m cantilevers form lower-speed service roads, accomodating a tramline and parking below while reducing noise and air pollution exposure to nearby neighborhoods. Bridges were placed every 400m (3 blocks) for cross traffic. (more…)
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