75 Madrid Nuevo Norte is one of Europe’s current major urban renewal projects, conducted by Distrito Castellana Norte, which is looking to develop 2.5 km2 located along the railroad tracks in the north of Madrid. This sustainable district intends to draw on all fronts and exclude no one. The creation of over 10,500 new energy-efficient homes will thus include 20% state-subsidized housing, i.e. double the regulatory requirements for new real estate programs. They will be offered to people with a low income at prices below those of equivalent properties on the market. Therefore, 25 hectares of real estate will be dedicated to setting up public facilities (health centers, seniors’ facilities, schools, sports facilities, etc.) to meet the needs of its future inhabitants, as well as those of the neighboring districts, which are short on public facilities. In Álvaro Aresti’s view, being poles apart from a dormitory town also means ensuring local employment: Madrid Nuevo Norte intends to generate over 130,000 jobs by creating shops and offices. Prioritizing modes of transport for all, the redevelopment project is planning to extend and modernize Chamartín train station and create a metro line, a regional transport hub, and a high-capacity priority bus line. Soft mobility routes will link the different residential areas via a 40-hectare continuum of green spaces. MADRID (Spain) Turning urban wasteland into a new-generation neighborhood “A 100% sustainable city in which you will be able to both work and live. You will get around it on foot, by bike or public transport, and housing, offices, commercial premises, public facilities, green spaces, and public transport will combine so that activities can take place there at all times, seven days a week.” ÁLVARO ARESTI, Chairman of Distrito Castellana Norte, Madrid (Spain)
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