Presentation of the Preliminary Project for the regeneration of Playa de Palma to the City Council of Palma

Last Wednesday, March 5, the Preliminary Project for the regeneration of Playa de Palma was presented to the Ajuntament de Palma, in a meeting with representatives from the Department of Mobility and the Strategic Projects Service, as well as the Agency for Tourism Strategy of the Balearic Islands (AETIB) and the coordination of European tourism funds from the Government.

They were attended, on behalf of the Ajuntament de Palma, by the Councilor of Urban Planning; the manager of Urban Planning; the general director of Strategic Projects; the representatives of the Department of Mobility; the representatives of the Strategic Projects Service; the representative of the Department of Infrastructures; the head of the Department of Planning; and a representative of the Mayor's Office.

Representatives from the Balearic Tourism Strategy Agency (AETIB) and members of the Department of Environment also participated.

From the drafting team of the preliminary project, Miriam García, Jordi Miró, Victoria Fiol, Noemí Macià, and Pere Marieges from the UTE Fiol-LANDLAB attended.

Miriam García and Victoria Fiol presented the preliminary project to revitalize the coastal environment through a global and integrated approach, explaining the proposal to recover the water cycle, decongest the urban fabric, and reconnect various green axes with the coast, restoring the original coastal habitats, emphasizing that regeneration must be carried out in a cohesive and not fragmented manner.

The main strategies were presented to the technicians and other authorities present: the reduction of the mobility section of the promenade to a single lane to allow the regeneration of the dunes and the original pine forest of Playa de Palma; the approach of the Sant Jordi irrigation wetland to the coast; the decongestion of the road system and the creation of connection axes to promote urban activity and city nodes; the relocation of parking spaces as a strategy to reclaim space and reconfigure the promenade; the integration of infiltration and permeabilization systems to break the current linearity of Playa de Palma and improve connections between spaces; and the creation of stabilized dunes with vegetation for sand retention.

This draft is the first step in the process of adapting Playa de Palma to the challenges of climate change and tourism circularity. The project proposes the implementation of nature-based solutions, sustainable urban drainage systems, and revegetation, in addition to proposing soil permeability strategies, with the aim of regenerating quality roads and public spaces, and serving as a basis for the comprehensive regeneration of the area.