Buenos Aires has begun turning unused railway land in the Villa Urquiza district into a new park. The city says the project will improve the area for more than 50,000 residents.
The park will occupy a 5,920-square-meter site between Triunvirato and Franklin D. Roosevelt avenues, the Mitre railway tracks and the Juan Manuel de Rosas terminus of subway Line B. The project will cover more than 9,700 square meters. Football pitches previously operated on the site, which the city described as illegal.
The design calls for preserving existing trees and planting new ones to create a green corridor to Plaza Casal across Triunvirato Avenue. Crews have already demolished obsolete concrete structures at the corner of Triunvirato and Roosevelt.
The future park will include areas for recreation and cultural activities, street furniture and a rainwater drainage system. The city plans to install 38 pedestrian lights.
The plan also provides pedestrian links to subway and railway stations and improved access from the passage between Triunvirato and Bucarelli streets. City officials say historic railway structures at the site will be preserved.
Buenos Aires City Government head Jorge Macri said the project was made possible by the city’s policy of reclaiming public property. The administration says it has recovered more than 970 properties, including hotels, buildings and land, since December 2023.