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This action is part of the municipal strategy 'Murcia.

ADN Urbano ', the intervention model of the Murcia City Council for the improvement of social cohesion and environmental sustainability, with the ultimate objective of improving the quality of life of families in neighborhoods and districts, through direct participation processes that collect your proposalsThe Councilor for Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, José Guillén and the Councilor for Sustainable Mobility, Rebeca Pérez, visit the La Paz neighborhood to check on-site the improvements being made in public lighting, within the municipal project `` ADN Urbano de Peace.Specifically, 300 light points are being installed, which will go from having a total power of 49,500 W to 22,500 W, which represents a reduction in installed power of 27,000 W.

The saving in energy consumption in its useful life of more than 1 million KW and an economic saving of 140,000 euros.With this action, about half a million kilos of CO2 is no longer emitted into the atmosphere.This week, in the municipality 432 points will be renewed, since this week it is also acting in neighborhoods such as San Antolín and in districts such as El Puntal."These works are framed within the Smart City strategy, in the area of ??Energy Efficiency, to modernize existing luminaires.

In this way, it also contributes to reducing pollution and improving the quality of the air we breathe", highlighted José Guillén .This action is part of the 'Murcia.

ADN Urbano ', the intervention model of the Murcia City Council to improve the quality of life of families in the urban area, neighborhoods and districts, which includes the proposals of residents and different groups to carry out improvement actions.The luminaires installed in the last year will save 3.4 million euros and will avoid the emission of 12 million kilos of CO2, throughout their useful lifeThe Department of Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration has renovated in the last year more than 5,000 points of light distributed in about 200 locations in Murcia and districts.Thanks to the investment made, during the useful life of these facilities, which is 12 years, 12 million kilos of CO2 will be emitted and 3,420,000 euros will be saved."The Murcia City Council thus assumes its commitment to curbing climate change, improving the environment and the quality of the air we breathe.

Thanks to this technology, consumption and the emission of carbon dioxide are reduced, along with other measures, such as Plan Foresta or the Clean Air Strategy ", has highlighted José GuillénThese works have been carried out in: Barrio del Progreso, Patiño, Beniaján, Los Dolores, Llano de Brujas, Los Ramos, El Esparragal, Cobatillas, Santo Ángel, El Puntal, Espinardo, Los Garres, La Albatalía, Sangonera la Verde, Corvera, La Murta, Cañada Hermosa, Algezares, El Palmar, Aljucer, La Arboleja, Cabezo de Torres, Puente Tocinos, Guadalupe, Rincón de Seca, La Raya, Puebla de Soto and Monteagudo, among other districts, in addition to the urban area of ??Murcia .Urban Development at ADN La PazThis action is added to others that have been carried out from the Department of Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, such as the improvement of the May Day median, in which visibility in the area has been improved and embellished the artery that leads to the Víctor Villegas Regional Auditorium, one of the busiest avenues daily within the city.

This action is contemplated within the improvement plan of the Murcia medians maintenance contract.The Avenue of Fame also has 60 new garden areas that make it compatible with the city's market.The installed flowerbeds serve four different types that function as control elements for passage or as living areas.

This action will also provide an environmental benefit, since the incorporation of various plant species will revegetate and bring biodiversity to the avenue.The Murcia City Council is also recovering the historic Palm Grove of La Paz to open it to the city as a gateway to the neighborhood, with a new square and one of the largest children's play areas in Murcia.The works in the La Paz neighborhood, which are carried out at the suggestion of the residents themselves within the Urban DNA initiative, cover an area of ??4,700m2 and will end in November.The complete remodeling of the garden will also make it more accessible, solving problems caused by its age, such as the renovation of the pavement and accesses.The Palmeral de La Paz will have a leisure area for children of all ages with rope games and integrators.

In addition, for this garden to continue to be considered one of the most important in the city of this type, there will be a plantation of date palms and Canary Islands, which will complete the existing ones, as well as the replanting of meadows.This project is 30.82% co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the framework of the Operational Program for Sustainable Growth 2014-2020, within the DUSI Murcia IT Strategy: Innovation + Tradition.The La Paz neighborhood has opened a renovated 375 m2 pergola and an urban school garden on Río Mundo streetIn addition to improving the lighting, the municipal initiative ADN Urbano La Paz has included other actions aimed at improving the neighborhood's public spaces proposed by the residents themselves and promoting participation and coexistence.The creation of a new playground and a path in his garden, as well as the renovation of the street pavement are some of the actions undertaken.Through this project, the City Council has improved the functionality and aesthetics of Río Mundo Street, since the pavement of the street has been renewed - eliminating irregularities and creating a uniform space -; A new linear parterre has been fitted out under the orange trees, and has led to the creation of an urban school garden of almost 70 square meters, which can be used by the students of the Nuestra Señora de La Paz school.The works have also included the creation of a bush mural with the word 'Peace' in the existing garden in this environment, as well as a new path that crosses it, and the installation of new urban furniture.In addition, different painting works have been carried out, such as those carried out on the shaded surface of the pergola with drawings, as an urban tattoo.Among the actions undertaken, the new lighting that has been enabled on the perimeter of the pergola and the creation of a new pedestrian crossing that facilitates access from the playground, along the Avenida de La Fama, also stands out.Likewise, the City Council has enabled a new circuit for children's games, which has hopscotch, a set of jumping logs, a painted jumping path, painted kite and a trampoline, among other elements.Through the ADN La Paz project, the City Council has identified two lines of work that define the identity of the La Paz neighborhood: cinema and futsal.

Taking both concepts into account, the City Council is working on integrating them - a small football court has been set up under the pergola, and two of the benches that were in disuse have been replaced by goals and protection fences.In addition, paint work has been carried out in the parking area, which simulates an indoor soccer field.

For its part, the cinema will be present in the next restorations of the other 7 pergolas that this neighborhood has.ADN La Paz: opening of spaces, promoting coexistence and social reactivationAdemás de la recuperación del palmeral, la iniciativa municipal ADN Urbano La Paz ha incluido otras actuaciones destinadas a mejorar los espacios públicos del barrio propuestos por los propios vecinos y fomentar la participación y la convivencia.Entre ellas destaca la creación de una Escuela de Fútbol con uno de los mejores clubes de España, El Pozo Murcia, a la que asisten chicos y chicas del barrio de 6 a 15 años; así como el gran mural artístico al aire libre ‘Juntos somos barrio'; creación de itinerarios accesibles y limpiezas de choque, entre otras actuaciones.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia