Barcelona City Council presented its plan this Friday to "democratize" green spaces in all of the city's neighborhoods by creating 25 new green areas on previously unused land. These new zones, presented by Mayor Jaume Collboni, are part of the first package of actions under the Proximity and Interior Spaces Program—framed within the Climate Plan—an urban planning initiative that the municipal government launched in 2024 to reclaim approximately 20 hectares of green space. "These are abandoned spaces that are designated as green but hadn't been transformed, and now we're activating them so that everyone can find them close to home," explained Collboni. The mayor referred to spaces that were "disused, forgotten, and not even perceived as spaces," and which the city now wants to repurpose. "Having these spaces close to home means having climate refuges and a higher quality of life in our neighborhoods," he emphasized.