| This new 400-square-meter garden is added to the more than 600 children's play areas distributed throughout the municipality | The councilor for Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, José Guillén and the councilor for Barrios and Pedanías, Marco Antonio Fernández, have visited the new garden of Los Martínez del Puerto, located next to the cultural center of the district, which adds to the more than 600 children's play areas spread throughout the municipality.In this new garden, of more than 400 square meters, new children's games have been installed, incorporating new elements such as towers, which promote motor skills and the integration of the little ones."This is a young area, with many families and young children, so we work to improve their quality of life and so that they can enjoy the best green areas and children's games.
Always adapted to their needs and creating spaces to socialize in the air free, designed to be visited 24 hours, 365 days "has highlighted José Guillén.In addition, the pavement of the children's play area has been renewed with continuous rubber, covering an area of ??340 square meters.
The new pavement will also ensure the evacuation and drainage of rainwater.The games are duly approved, complying with all the requirements to guarantee the safety of all neighbors and especially the smallest ones, and a perimeter fence has also been installed.This action in Los Martínez del Puerto is part of the 'Plan for Districts, County Councils and Peripheral and / or Depressed Neighborhoods 2018-2019' of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia."We work in all corners of the municipality, offering infrastructures and meeting places for all residents.
The objective is to improve their day-to-day life and have all the services they need, having better accessibility and taking advantage of all available resources" has informed Marco Antonio Fernández.Renovation of the landscaped area and Plan Foresta objectiveIn addition, new tree pits will be created to house new plantations with aromatic species, and the development capacity of the existing trees will also be improved, which will provide natural shade for the park.The City Council is carrying out the Forest Plan, the roadmap that is marking urban environmental and landscape planning in the municipality, with which the City Council will double the forest mass for the next ten years, reaching 200,000 copies.Currently, Murcia has about 4 million square meters of green areas.A more sustainable smart irrigation systemThe garden irrigation system has been modernized and is controlled by satellite, telematically, minimizing losses.
This system allows the irrigation to be adapted to the environmental conditions and water needs of each moment.The modernization of the irrigation system is part of the Murcia Smart City municipal strategy, which is developed through the MiMurcia project, the smart city model that puts the latest technological innovations at the service of people, improving the quality of life of Murcians and environmental sustainability.The installations of new low consumption luminaires improve visibility and safety in the districtMurcia City Council continues with the work of modernizing public lighting in different streets and districts of the municipality, within the Murcia Smart City strategy.This new garden will have new lights to improve visibility in the area, expanding its use safely at any time of day, any day of the year.The lights have also been renewed by other low-consumption ones on Juan Carlos I avenue in this district."We continue with these actions that, in addition to contributing to the fight against climate change and cleaner air, provide more security to our avenues by making them more visible, both for pedestrians and drivers who pass through them," explains José Guillén.The City Council installs 5,000 led streetlights in Murcia in the last year, which will save 3.4 million euros and prevent the emission of 12 million kilos of CO2.Information campaign with signs indicating the capacityThe Consistory has deployed an information campaign both in the children's areas and in the gymnastics equipment of the 600 parks in the Murcian neighborhoods and districts.
These areas, which are open under all safety and hygiene protocols, have been marked with informative signs that indicate the capacity of each space -depending on the size of the park- and the safety distance, among other indications.Summer works plan throughout the municipalityThe Murcia City Council is carrying out more than 60 works in green areas throughout the municipality.Some of the green areas that are already renovated and available to all Murcians are the Martínez Guirao garden, a large green area of ??17,000 square meters that has 265 trees and vegetable pergolas that will provide natural shade, as well as new playgrounds for children.
smaller, like a sandbox, among other novelties.Murcians can also already enjoy the parks of the West.
La Seda, el Salitre y el Rocío, a 70,000 m2 pedestrian area that opens up to Murcian families in the heart of the city.Guadalupe will open the Libertad park with a picnic area surrounded by 150 trees and a 200 m2 pergola at the end of the month.
In addition, the City Council has recovered the Río Ebro de La Ñora park, a 1,300 m2 space for family leisure for all ages, and the Constitución de Cabezo de Torres park has been renovated, which aims to become a benchmark for practicing sports at fresh air.Other works that are underway are the Pintor Pedro Flores garden or the Teniente Flomesta garden, framed in Murcia Río.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia