Tuesday, June 29, 2010

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Granada ...

Alejandro Prieto

lying on the lawn of a park in Florence, I see the huge fountain full of life and freshness that stands majestically in front of me. Surrounding it is a huge lake where the kids throw bread crumbs to the ducks. The shadow of a huge ash tree shelters me from the sun and everything around me is peace and beauty. Near me, a family enjoys sitting on the grass, past a girl reading a book with his bicycle. Environment eyes and imagine that the trees above you can see the silhouette of Albaicin and Sierra Nevada in the background. In my delirium I guess in the future and the Millennium Park in the grounds of the Renfe has come true. I let go of the idea and I imagine that Grenada has achieved his dream of a large park in the heart of the city. The buildings are now covered by big trees that cast shadows and coolness about people lying relaxed on the grass. Only listen to the birds, the laughter of children and a bike horn away.
futuristic In my dream I wonder what happened to this wonder has become a reality. Know the reasons but I suppose at some point politicians realized the great opportunity before them and decided to join forces and forget your fears to realize the grand design of Granada in the last 100 years. I wonder if I am too only dared to think, but I feel optimita and eager to continue to dream: In my utopia, Granada has become a sophisticated European city where everyone moves by bike and parks flourish in every corner. My dry and gray city has become a real garden. The surrounding hills have been reforested and now looks green and beautiful. The seats are not only the roof of the car parks are now full of life and students are scattered over your lawn (I think I even need to get drunk because the reality is more beautiful than any invented).

It's late and I have to take the plane to return to Spain but I get again to see this picture perfect absorbing the last rays of light. The reality is ruthless but still resounds in my head the sound of the birds and my heart does not waive never dreams. At the end of the day, La Alhambra also was once just an idea in mind of a dreamer.

Alejandro Prieto, published in Journal

Friday, May 7, 2010

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Granada, park and

Manuel Sánchez Aguado

late arrival of the AVE ed a city paid to the discrepancy, such as Grenada, could not be without controversy. Everyone knows that many conditions imposed combine an easy task: To seek the maximum release of space to allow more green. Intermodality advantage couple to facilitate user comfort: Maximizing the profitability of any public transport closer to the sources of customers (hospitals, universities.,) Find the proximity to downtown to choose just one line Station meter and locate the best sites for jaw-dropping all will not be easy. Not forgetting, of course, that the toll does not end up ruining the urban planning because the payments in kind (In blocks of flats) to conceal the actual picture.

Finally Moneo has decided on a project that view prevails and the "autolucimiento", a scenic city at the expense of green spaces in a city without them. What genius forego these free images included in the station? The project presented a very high makes first contact with the city and separates us from the virtual park proposed by the Greens, which possibly would not have happened if Moneo was Granada. If "granaino" would not have ignored this Space is the only real possibility of compensating a deficit Granada's historic green spaces and their location more conducive to two neighborhoods that have a ratio (inhabitants per square meter) of the highest in Andalucía.


To understand the shortcomings of the current station proposal, we must go back to the decision of opposition to the council, then PP, suing two metro lines (one exterior, the other way round and inside by La Gran Via) instead the shuffled in principle. The final proposal was reduced only to the outside line. In this intermodal option favored placing the subway and AVE station on the Camino de Ronda and most populous missed stops that give meaning, usefulness and viability of any transport. When trying to fill this gap so that the meters collect at least the potential users of the Hospital Ruiz de Alda, becomes the old station location. This is where, I believe, produces the biggest mistakes: First, it misses the best route in terms of clientele and proximity to the center, which would be: bus station, Plaza de Toros. After it impossible to approach central park and finally because it misses the benefits the project offers panoramic Moneo. When it comes to combining intermodal and spectacular, a winding subway after a long journey coming to the AVE station, killing two inexplicably stops close together.

Once the station located Moneo, it would be appropriate to consider again the possibility that the subway runs along the Camino de Ronda to the TGV station to avoid a winding course of nearly useless km, with the sole purpose of collecting the users of the Creek. This would lead us to resort to a different formula transport these and take them to the train station. This will free up lots of space for green areas, which could increase: Reducing the number of parking, merging the Stadium of Youth Rugby field at the site of the latter and moving part of urban growth, located on the north side, the current Youth Stadium.

PD. I have serious doubts because of the images broadcast on the station, which it collects the best possible views. In the pictures I see the Wall Ziri and this would be a serious mistake because this site offers one of the few opportunities to contemplate in all its fullness from the urban fabric.