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It will have more than 10,000 square meters, prepared to practice various sports such as skate, scooter, BMX'S, rollers or urban dance.
It will be located in the Artillery Barracks and aims to achieve a space with its own identity, which promotes social skills and offers leisure alternatives to all Murcia and visitors.
The City of Murcia, through the Department of Modernization of Urban Management and Development led by José Guillén and the Department of Infrastructure, Public Works and Services that depends on Rebeca Perez are conducting a participatory process for the creation of Urban Park , a complex for urban sports, which will be located in the Artillery Barracks.
This Urban Park will have more than 10,000 square meters, prepared to practice various sports such as skate, scooter, BMX'S, rollers, urban dance or climbing.
More than 50 groups and individuals are collaborating with the City of Murcia in a participatory process to determine and design the circuit among all.
"It is a project for and for the Murcians, that is why the collectives of different urban sports are the protagonists in the design of the Urban Park, we want to build and take each step of this project with them. measure, under the supervision of the technicians that guarantee the security, as well as the enjoyment of the neighbors of the municipality "has highlighted José Guillén.
The City of Murcia has convened this morning the second meeting with representatives of urban groups, as well as technicians from Urbamusa, a company that manages the parking lot of the Artillery Barracks and Councilors José Guillén and Rebeca Pérez, to continue advancing in this project.
This project, part of 'Murcia River', aims to offer a space for leisure and enjoyment for all Murcia.
"The goal is to achieve a space with its own identity, that all young people of the municipality and visitors can enjoy outdoor spaces and leisure, thus fostering social skills, we provide them with the means to practice the sport they choose and can enjoy every corner of our city, surrounded by green areas "added Rebeca Pérez.
The pavement of Urban Park, which is currently under review, draws recognizable traces at night.
The Urban Park will also have areas adapted to the 'riders', with a climbing wall and a space for the practice of 'parkour'.
In the first meeting, the urban dance collectives claimed the creation of a space for dance and for artistic expression, as well as the possibility of increasing the areas established for the 'parkour' and the need to take into account the skating collective of speed, with its respective space designed for its development.
In this participatory work method, some of the requested features are areas with fountains, enable an outlet and audio inputs, exclusive spaces for different sports and suitable ground for each modality, for example a smooth and polished surface for 'breake dance '.
During the meeting, the importance of creating rest spaces and integrating shadows in the complex was also remembered.
Throughout the next weeks there will be several meetings with the groups to discuss and consolidate the established elements, and to detail and adapt the design of the Urban Park.
This space will also be available and suitable for training, competitions, classes or workshops.
"Murcia City Council is betting on an ambitious project, creating a complete urban sports area, which is a national reference," added José Guillén.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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