| In this way, the urban furniture in this area will be changed, to which other neighborhoods of Murcia, replacing the existing bench with new ones | The councilor for Modernization of the Administration and Urban Development, José Guillén, has visited the Central-East and East district, together with its presidents, Lorenzo Tomás and Rafael Gómez, to carry out various proposals to improve their green areas. In this way, the urban furniture in this area will be changed, to which other neighborhoods of Murcia will be added, replacing the existing bench with new ones in the English style. In addition, work is being carried out on the remodeling of the Human Rights pedestrian avenue, where a new woodland will be planted, specifically Koelreuterias, incorporating more than 20 metal tree grates and an intelligent irrigation system, which will allow protecting to the specimens and adapt to the water needs of each moment, controlling telematically. These works are framed in the Plan Foresta 2030, a municipal strategy that is marking the urban environmental and landscape planning, with which the City Council is going to double the number of existing trees in the municipality, reaching 200,000 copies and promoting new shrub species . "We created a new concept of these environments, all with the aim of improving the quality of life of Murcia" José Guillén stressed, adding that "in this way air quality is improved, bio-healthy areas are expanded and improved of the municipality, as well as the shady areas.
In addition, more accessible spaces are built, the number of residential areas is increased and places are created for family reunion, citizen participation and sociocultural meetings.
"In addition, the Parks and Gardens Service continues its commitment to the revegetation of the municipality, through the Hiedra Plan to reduce the carbon footprint, have cleaner and less polluted air and improve the quality of life of Murcians, in addition to to ornament and beautify the image of neighborhoods and districts. Likewise, this plan will work in various green areas in the center, such as La Fama, where it will be revegetated with a perimeter hedge and in the Plaza de La Merced, various specimens will be planted in the existing pergola.In this same place the pergola of the playground is going to be painted and the luminaires changed to led, which will allow greater energy savings. In the Constitución garden, the furniture that is deteriorated will be renovated and the tracks will be repainted, the lighting will also be reinforced. Calle Greco will have new vegetation in the existing flower beds and new specimens of Paulownias will be incorporated, which can reach 4 meters in height.
Likewise, in the Santo Domingo square, geraniums, daisies and digital libraries will sprout, and the lighting of the area will also be reviewed. The Garden of Fame, the Alfonso X promenade, the surroundings of the Cathedral, Plaza de Los Apóstoles, Platería and Trapería streets, with their adjoining ones, Plaza Circular and Romea will add new plant pots.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia