The local government, comprising the PSOE and Más Madrid, has launched a recovery project for the area around Pinto Street, with an investment exceeding 6.4 million euros. This initiative aims to revitalize a strategic zone of the locality.
However, in another part of the city, the Whale Park, located in the North area, presents a bleak picture. Neighborhood groups report an advanced state of degradation and abandonment, with dry lawns, broken furniture, damaged manholes, and unlit streetlights, in addition to a clear lack of cleanliness.
“"Announcements of brutal renovations in a single spot are of little use when the entire city is a mess."
The situation of the Whale Park is linked to a previously failed urban development, the ‘Residencial Norte’, which aimed to transform the area. The proposal for regenerating this area was rejected twice by opposition groups in the municipal Plenary, which, according to residents, has contributed to the park's current deterioration.
The Pinto Street project, promoted by the Department of Urban and Industrial Development, is set to begin next autumn and covers an area with 3,250 homes. It includes the comprehensive renovation of the San Ramón Center with 4.1 million euros, the creation of a green area with a multi-sport court and new bike lane, as well as the regeneration of an obsolete industrial block.
This latter action, named ‘Parla Motor’, will be fully financed by private owners and will transform degraded warehouses into a new residential building with commercial premises and facilities, seeking to revitalize the environment with new recreational areas and trees.
