The "super blocks" will take up 60% of Barcelona’s roads, the project’s director, Salvador Rueda, tells Tech Insider. The idea is to give pedestrians priority on the city's streets.

The nine-square-block areas are closed to everything but local traffic, filled with parks and pedestrian spaces, and change the way people interact with the city. In 2017, Barcelona will start ...

The Superblocks exploit Barcelona’s grid street plan, which covers much of the city, and is already one-way in most places.They take a nine-block square and reflow traffic within it. Cars can ...

Many cars are no longer welcome in Barcelona. In September, the city began implementing a plan to create a set of new "superblocks," car-free areas that are designed to maximize public space. Each ...