Plaça Tísner is transformed: new sports area and the end of the improvised car park

Tísner square will cease to be an improvised car park. The City Council is starting work to create a basketball court, ping-pong tables and benches. The project will last four months and change life in the neighbourhood.

Tísner square, in the heart of Poblenou, is beginning a transformation that will change the routine of those who live or work nearby. The space, until now relegated to an improvised car park with no defined use, will become a sports area open to everyone. Barcelona City Council has given the green light to works long awaited by residents, who had called for a place for sport and socialising.

The project, with a budget of €320,080 and an expected duration of four months, includes the creation of a basketball court with perimeter fencing, the installation of a hoop for informal games, two ping-pong tables and benches for resting. The aim is to return the square to neighbourhood life and offer healthy leisure alternatives, especially for young people.

The intervention provides for different paving: concrete panot paving to separate pedestrian and vehicle areas, and non-slip surfaces in the sports areas. The basketball court will be protected by a galvanised steel structure and nylon mesh, ensuring safety and defining the playing space.

During the works, traffic on Badajoz street will barely be affected. Only the bus lane will be closed for ten days, coinciding with the kerb replacement. The rest of the time, traffic and access to Betevé’s studios will continue as normal, minimising inconvenience for residents and workers.

The remodelling of Tísner square responds to a neighbourhood demand channelled through participatory budgets. The initiative seeks to revitalise a forgotten corner and turn it into a meeting point for sport and socialising, in line with Barcelona’s commitment to livelier and more accessible urban spaces.

Tísner square, located next to Badajoz street and close to Betevé’s studios, has for years been a space without a clear identity. Its transformation into a sports area responds to a growing trend in Barcelona: reclaiming urban spaces for public use and encouraging outdoor physical activity. This type of intervention, driven by neighbourhood participation, strengthens the social fabric and helps redefine life in neighbourhoods, especially in areas such as Poblenou, where the coexistence of tradition and modernity is a constant.