{"id":21589,"date":"2020-02-13T19:42:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T18:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zicla.com\/?post_type=crb_project&p=21589"},"modified":"2022-01-04T13:31:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T12:31:10","slug":"the-cycle-axis-of-bori-i-fontesta-street-in-barcelona-is-equipped-with-the-zipper-system","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.zicla.com\/en\/project\/the-cycle-axis-of-bori-i-fontesta-street-in-barcelona-is-equipped-with-the-zipper-system\/","title":{"rendered":"The cycle axis of Bori i Fontest\u00e0 Street in Barcelona is equipped with the Zipper\u00ae system."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
PROJECT NAME:<\/strong><\/td>\nPaving works and implementation of the bike lane in the street of Bori i Fontest\u00e0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CITY:<\/strong><\/td>\nBarcelona, Spain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LOCATION:<\/strong><\/td>\nBori i Fontest\u00e0 Street<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OPENING DATE:<\/strong><\/td>\nApril 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Barcelona is adapting its urban space to distribute it more evenly between the different modes of transport, opening up traffic spaces for bicycles, improving the bus network, and giving priority to people traveling on foot, with the extension of sidewalks and the pacification of streets that offer comfort and safety. The expansion of the network of cycle paths is one of the star measures of the City Council to achieve this adaptation. The ultimate goal is to increase the kilometers of bike path substantially so that 95% of the city\u2019s population has at least one bike path less than 300 meters away from their home.<\/p>\n

Need and project objectives.<\/h2>\n

Bori i Fontest\u00e0 street had a classic design that offered a lot of space to the private motorized vehicle and little or no space or safety to bicycle users. The Barcelona City Council decided in 2017 to include this street in the cycle route connecting the Gr\u00e0cia district with the University Zone, through the Sarri\u00e0 district. The objectives of the project were:<\/p>\n