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Poblenou. Infrastructures, zoning as well as urbanistic and economic activity.
 * What area of the city does the 22@Barcelona District ocupy? **
 * In what aspects does it represent an innovation for the city of Barcelona? **

Special plan of infrastructures of 22@Barcelona carries out little difference between the streets considered as primary (10.3 meter road) distributed in lanes for vehicules and a bus lane. The streets considered secondary have a 10 meter road distributed in two lanes for vehicules, one cycle lane and a parking lane. The pavement width is enlarged up to 7 meters and getting a very large octagonal space, that includes de pedestrians steps, by means of this pedestrian traffic is facilitated and security and visibility conditions are improved, also allowing the implementation of kiosks, telephone boots, bars and terraces. The trees is to be reduced from 12 to 10 in order to reduce the invading presence of the trees and to allow them a better growing. Besides that, the amount of street lights is to be reduced from nine to seven in order to reduce the visual impact of vertical elements; the street lights are to be multifunctional incorporating traffic lights and vertical signs. A 29 km long cycle lane network is to be created in all secondary streets, and only in primary streets that are 13 meters wide. The 20 meters street have a one way cycle lane that are to be placed on the left side of the road, not to obstruct public transport circulating on the right. If the cycle lane is on the pavement, the pavement will be enlarged to up to 7.3 meters, but if it’s on the road a recycled rubber piece will be added in order to offer protection and separate them.
 * What modifications presents the street network in the 22@Barcelona Plan? **
 * Why is the pavement width of the chamfers so important for the improvement or the urban conditions of the place? **
 * What is the reason Trees and lightning distribution is reduced in the 22@Barcelona Plan? And in what way are they improved? **
 * How is the cycle network established in the 22@Barcelona District? **

Quiz made by: Kilma Molina 08-10755 and Irene Rodríguez 08-10967