Infography of the market of La Cebada. CENTRE. Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 5.2. URBANISM AREA Strategic Proposals by Areas

The strategic lines drawn by the Urbanism Area are based on the development of a model of city in which the main aspects are the principles of quality and sustainability of the urban environment. In order to achieve this end, in addition to traditional means, new instruments for study analysis and development have been created, such as a laboratory for urban innovation, sustainability and the development of urban projects in which the public space has an integrating nature.

The main lines of the Urbanism Area are:

1 PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line

2 DEVELOP A COMPETITIVE CITY Strategic Line

3 ADVANCE TOWARDS A CITY SCHEME BASED ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE Strategic Line

* The budget is estimated and for the municipality

65 Urban development plans according to the Urban General Plan for 1997. Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Lines ‑ To establish criteria of sustainable development in the different measures Description and projects: with the planning of the new urbanised land, the recovery and revitalisation of the consolidated zones in the central zone, with the improvement of public facilities historical heritage buildings, achieving a territorial rebalancing of the city, improving the public facilities in the most disfavoured districts. ‑ To ensure the same level of quality and access to urban services (education, sport, public transportation, health, housing) for the different neighbourhoods of the city. ‑ To carry out integrated planning of land uses, strengthening a mixed use of the city, with policies for promoting rehabilitation and improvement of housing. ‑ To reclassify empty or abandoned spaces of the consolidated city, for the development of new facilities. ‑ To prioritise soft mobility, sustainable building techniques and renewable energy sources.

Targets Citizens in general and the youth population in particular.

Measure 1.1 PLACING ON THE MARKET OF URBANISED LAND AS OPPORTUNITY FOR OBTAINING PROTECTED AND FREE HOUSING Measure 1.2 REVITALISATION OF THE CENTRAL ZONE Measure 1.3 RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION Measure 1.4 EMPHASISING THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE Measure 1.5 MODIFICATION OF THE REGULATIONS FOR IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY ANDD HABITABILITY OF BUILDINGS Measure 1.6 REBALANCING OF THE DISTRICTS BY MEANS OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOR OBTAINING FACILITIES, GREEN ZONES AND WAYS L1 67 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.1 PLACING ON THE MARKET OF URBANISED LAND AS OPPORTUNITY FOR OBTAINING PROTECTED AND FREE HOUSING

Foundation To encourage urbanisation works for the new urban Project development with the aim of bringing urbanised land onto the market in order to construct 158,235 homes, P1. Finalización y ejecución de los nuevos desarrollos urbanísticos de: 80,000 of which will be quality sustainable protected El Cañaveral, Los Ahijones, Los Berrocales, Valdebebas, Los Cerros housing, with work starting on 24,000 of them in the y Valdecarros. period 2007-2011.

Targets Unit responsible: All citizens of Madrid. D.G. of Urban Management / D. G. of Execution and Control of Building Works Units involved: Projects S. G of Land Promotion / S. G. of Urbanisations / S. G. of Municipal Land Heritage. P1. Completion and execution of the new urban developments Description: of el Cañaveral, Los Ahijones, Los Berrocales, Valdebebas, To develop, approve and begin to execute the new urban Los Cerros and Valdecarros. developments in the east of the city based on quality and P2. Progress in the developments of Plata y Castañar, apr 17.03 sustainability-oriented criteria, completing the planning and “ Stations” apr 18.01 “Puerto de Pozazal” and apr management procedures. 18.05 “La Rosilla”.

El Cañaveral 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 2.467.475 € Reparcelling Urbanisation 68 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line Los Ahijones 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 5.505.182 € Reparcelling Urbanisation

Los Berrocales 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 14.007.764 € Reparcelling Urbanisation

Valdebebas 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 11.837.251 € Reparcelling Urbanisation

Los Cerros 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Private Partial Plan Reparcelling Urbanisation

Valdecarros 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget To be defined the urbanisation project Reparcelling Urbanisation 69 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.1 PLACING ON THE MARKET OF URBANISED LAND AS OPPORTUNITY FOR OBTAINING PROTECTED AND FREE HOUSING

Project

P2. Progress in the developments of Plata y Castañar, apr 17.03 “Villaverde Stations” apr 18.01 “Puerto de Pozazal” and apr 18.05 “La Rosilla”.

Unit responsible: Progress in the development D.G. of Planning / D. G. of Urban Management. of Plata y Castañar 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Units involved: Estimated budget 38.241.025 € + determine urbanisation S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery / S. G. of Land Processing Mod. PGOUM Promotion / S. G. of Urbanizations. Expropriation Description: Urbanisation To promote, approve and start to develop residential urban developments of the south-east corona of the city with the aim of Progress in the development the urban redesign of the affected areas and construction of public of APR 18.05 “La Rosilla” 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 housing, as was stated in the General Plan. Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Drawing up Partial Plan Development APR 18.01 Processing Partial Plan “Puerto de Pozazal” 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Execution period To be defined Progress in the development of Drawing up Partial Plan APR 17.03 “Villaverde Stations” 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Processing Partial Plan Estimated budget To be defined Expropriation Compensation Urbanisation Urbanisation 70 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line Measure 1.2 REVITALISATION OF THE CENTRAL ZONE

Foundation To give continuity to the strategic line started in the previous legislature to reactivate the potential of the Historic Centre of Madrid as a metropolitan reference and as a place where new spaces of opportunity can be generated. To integrate the different sector proposals in order to achieve a transformation of the Central Zone in terms of habitability and sustainability as regards culture, integration and competitiveness.

Targets Residents of the Central Zone, all citizens of Madrid P6. Special Plan for the commercial axis of Fuencarral, Montera, . and its visitors. P7. Recovery of boulevards. Projects P8. Integrated plan of Urban quality in Plaza Mayor.

P1. Strategic plan for revitalisation of the urban centre. P9. Revitalisation of The San Francisco El Grande Area.

P2. Remitted planning area 01.02: wall. P10. Development of The Specific Planning Area APE 01.03 “Barceló”.

P3. Special plan for Delicias-Méndez Álvaro. P11. Rehabilitation of The Plaza de la Cebada. Development of cultural activity in the city of Madrid. P4. P12. Rehabilitation of The Old Fruit and Vegetable Market. P5. Special plan for the axis of Gran Vía and surrounds P13. Pías de San Antón Schools. 71 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.2 REVITALISATION OF THE CENTRAL ZONE

Project Project

P1. Strategic plan for revitalisation of the urban centre. P.2. Remitted planning area 01.02: wall.

Unit responsible: D.G. of the Office for the Centre. Unit responsible: Units involved: D. G. of Urban Planning. Municipal Areas / D. G. of Urban Planning. Units involved: Description: S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Urban Centre / Dep. To encourage and develop actions in coordination with other municipal of Planning of Protection / D. G. Centre Office. area and districts to revitalise the urban centre with the aim of improving the quality of life of its residents, making it more culturally active, Description: habitable, integrated and sustainable. The actions will be focused To analyse the current state of historic buildings and on the definition of a territorial Plan of Action which will establish the archaeological remains existing in Madrid and to develop the guidelines for municipal intervention, with the aim of implementing a necessary approach for their management and preservation, sustainable integrated model of mobility, improvement of public space emphasising the historic remains of the Arab and Christian and urban scenery, improvement in the implementation of uses and walls that are still conserved and developing a regulation for the activities, infrastructure along with the provision and more and better protection of those historic elements. facilities. During 2008, the project and measures implemented conform to the 2008 Action Plan. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 240.000 240.000 240.000 240.000 Terms and contracting 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Strategic Plan (Analysis and diagnostics) Estimated budget 230.000 € Strategic Plan (Advance) Analysis and preliminary documents Strategic Plan (final project) Processing Mod. PGOUM Developments Processing Partial Plan

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P.3. Special plan for Delicias-Méndez Álvaro. P.4. Development of cultural activity in the city of Madrid.

Unit responsible: Unidad responsable: D. G. of Urban Planning. D. G. of Urban Planning. Units involved: Unidades implicadas: S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Centre / Dep. of Actions D. G. of Urban Planning / S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation in the Urban Centre. of the Centre / D. G. Centre Office / Governing Area Description: for the Arts. To draw up and approve the Special Plan for Delicias-Méndez Descripción: Álvaro with the aim of creating new pedestrian spaces and To analyse, define and demarcate the cultural spaces of the public facilities, linking up and reorganising its urban layout by municipality of Madrid, developing a general framework for incorporating sustainability and accessibility-oriented criteria. development and, as needed, protection of the Central Zone in The objectives are the reorganisation and renovation of Calle particular, seeking a balance between this and the rest of the other Comercio and the tunnel. Extend the cultural axis towards Méndez neighbourhoods in our city. Álvaro and Delicias, bringing the cultural axis towards The project comes within the integrated plan known with the new leisure and culture containers proposed for the as “Centre + Cultural”. Slaughterhouse and the Fruit Market. To extend the cultural axis via the closure of the horseshoe of , Puerta de Toledo and the Real, via Huertas and the Barrio de las Letras as far as the old centre.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 60.000 € Estimated budget To be defined Analysis and preliminary documents Diagnosis Drawing up Partial Plan Drawing up Special Plan Processing Partial Plan Processing Special 73 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.2 REVITALISATION OF THE CENTRAL ZONE

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P5. Special plan for the axis of Gran Vía and surrounds.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning. Units involved: S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Centre / Dep. of Planning and Protection. Description: To develop a Special Plan or similar planning instrument to reinforce the cultural and recreational character of Gran Vía, rehabilitating the area neighbourhoods and integrating this environment along the Manzanares river with the neighbourhoods in the south and west of the city.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 200.000 € Contracting Drawing up Special Plan Processing Special Plan 74 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line

Project Project P7. Recovery of boulevards.

P6. Special Plan for the commercial axis of Fuencarral, Montera, Sol. Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning. Unit responsible: Units involved: D. G. of Urban Planning. S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Centre / Dep. of Public Units involved: Actions in the Urban Centre. S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Centre / Dep. of Public Description: Actions in the Urban Centre / D. G. Centre Office. To prepare a proposal for the recovery of the public spaces Description: where there previously used to exist boulevards, which have now To develop a Special Plan for the commercial axis of Fuencarral, disappeared, designing a new concept of contemporary boulevard Montera and Sol transforming its public space and facilities, with by means of creating avenues shaped by plants and pedestrian the aim of improving its sustainability and economic and social zones which will make it possible to regenerate the historical activities, as well as the co-existence relationships. layout of the city by enhancing the quality of the environment and integration with residents and visitors. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 200.000 € Estimated budget 210.000 € Contracting Diagnosis Drawing up Special Plan Preparation of the Project Processing Special Plan Execution 75 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.2 REVITALISATION OF THE CENTRAL ZONE

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P8. Integrated plan of Urban quality in Plaza Mayor. P9. Revitalisation of The San Francisco El Grande Area.

Unit responsible: Unit responsible: D. G. Centre Office. D. G. of Urban Planning. Units involved: Units involved: Other Municipal Areas. S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Urban Centre / D. G. of Description: Urban Management. The integrated recovery of urban quality in Plaza Mayor from the Description: standpoint of historic, social and environmental aspects requires a very Develop and manage the planning of the revitalisation of a unique thorough analysis from very different points of view in order to give an and strategically located environment in order to provide the district integrated response to a unique ambience in the city. For this, it will be with new public facilities and green zones. We will build a new sports necessary to coordinate and plan the works to carry out and the times centre, a crèche and a senior citizens centre, incorporating the most needed for them, together with the other municipal areas involved. advanced technologies and applying criteria of sustainability and 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 quality to provide the area out with the best environmental conditions. Estimated budget 858.967 5.153.146 3.237.474 3.237.474 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Complementary studies. Estimated budget No cost to the city Paving project. Proj for architectural upgrading Draw up Partial Plan Works on paving Process Partial Plan and lighting Rezoning Project Actions on buildings Urbanisation Project and premises 1 Actions on buildings Process of urbanization Project and premises 2 Execution 76 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line ProyectoProject

P10. Development of The Specific Planning Area APE 01.03 “Barceló”.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Management. Units involved: S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Urban Centre / S. G. of Urbanisations / Dep. of Planning of Protection / Public Land Urbanisations Service / S. G. of the Municipal Land Heritage.

Description: To develop and manage APE 01.03 Barceló with the aim of regenerating it urbanistically, replacing the old market of Barceló with a new one, creating local facilities, more green spaces and improving the existing ways by incorporating the quality of economic, social and environmental sustainability.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 22.758.340 € Ideas competition Drawing up of Execution Project Competition for works Execution of works Market in Plaza de Barceló. CENTRE. Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.2 REVITALISATION OF THE CENTRAL ZONE

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P11. Rehabilitation of The Plaza de la Cebada.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning / D.G. of Urban Management. Units involved: S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Urban Centre / Dep. of Public Actions on the Urban Centre / S. G. of Urbanisations / Dep. of Planning of Protection / Public Land Urbanisations Service. Description: To develop a rehabilitation project in order to recover the Plaza de La Cebada creating new free spaces, replacing, modernising and expanding the existing public facilities. This initiative includes a new market, a new sports complex and a cleaning corner, with the underground car park also being enlarged. The implementation of this plan will allow for the maintenance of the commercial activity of the market throughout every phase of the works. Strict criteria of sustainability will be applied: central heating and air-conditioning with Project for the surrounds of the market of La Cebada. CENTRE. highly efficient energy use, absorption system using phase change material (PCM), which provide appropriate environmental conditions 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 without emitting contaminants, as well as photovoltaic and thermal Estimated budget 28.231.326 € solar panels integrated into the architecture of the building. We will Drawing up of Special Plan also study the use of renewable energies, natural materials, low Contracting energy consumption lifts, low-emissivity glass, FSC certified wood, of Execution Project recycled water and recycled rainwater, and the use of low energy materials throughout the lifecycle of the building. Drawing up of Execution Project Competition for works Execution of works 78 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line Project

P12. Rehabilitation of The Old Fruit and Vegetable Market.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning / D.G. of Urban Management. Units involved: S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Urban Centre / S. G. of Urbanisations / Dep. of Planning of Protection / S. G. of the Municipal Land Heritage / Public Land Urbanisations Service. Description: To rehabilitate the old Market based on sustainability-oriented criteria for a new headquarters of the Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing, incorporating facilities at the service of citizens, reclassifying the environs of Plaza de Legazpi, and creating Building of the Old Fruit and Vegetable Market. . a new focus of urban activity as a dynamising element for the district. In order to help improve the environment we will install highly energy-efficient facilities, new electric power and water-saving and CO2 reduction technologies, as well as rainwater and grey water recycling systems for watering and restroom fixtures. Materials and systems will be used which will aid in enhancing the passive bioclimatic conditions through the incorporation of innovative energy-saving elements. The open spaces in the environment will also entail development based on sustainable criteria aimed at minimal alteration 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 and soil permeability, using recycled and recyclable materials and planting trees and bushes native to the area which require Estimated budget 68.501.850 € little watering, which will always be by drip watering. Modification PGOUM Other features will include ecological transportation systems Ideas competition and bicycle and motorbike stands, car sharing, hybrid Drawing up and electric vehicles. of Execution Project Competition for works Execution of works 79 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.2 REVITALISATION OF THE CENTRAL ZONE

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P13. Pías de San Antón Schools.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning / D.G. of Urban Management. Units involved: S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Urban Centre / Dep. of Planning of Protection / S. G. of the Municipal Land. Description: got rehabilitate the building of the Pías de San Antón Schools, as per the agreement with the COAM, in order to encourage the urban regeneration of the zone, adapting it to provide facilities for the neighbourhood and for particular cultural uses by incorporating accessibility and sustainability criteria.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city COAM. Bidding for works COAM. Execution of works 80 Model of the new building of the Pious Schools. CENTRE. Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line Measure 1.3 RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION

Foundation To give continuity to the housing rehabilitation policy as a fundamental part of the rehabilitation of the City Centre, increasing and improving the initiatives and interventions carried out so far and extending them to more degraded and needy zones by incorporating the new urban environment technologies in order to improve the quality of life of their inhabitants and the perception which visitors have of the city.

Targets Residents, visitors and tourists.

Projects

P1. Intervention in street blocks.

P2. Acquisition of buildings due to breach of the duty of conservation. P3. Development of the paseo de la dirección.

P4. Specific Modification in The Environs of Vicente Calderón – Mahou.

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P1. Intervention in street blocks. P2. Acquisition of buildings due to breach of the duty of conservation.

Unit responsible: Unit responsible: General Coordination of Urbanism / D. G. of Urban Management / D. G. of Control and Execution D. G. of Urban Planning. of Building Works. Units involved: Units involved: S. G. of Building Control / S. G. of Land Promotion / Building General Coordination of Housing / D. G. of Urban Planning / Conservation Service / E.M.V.S. G. S. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Urban Centre / Dep. of Public Actions in the Urban Centre. Description: To halt the deterioration of housing in the Central Zone, promoting Description: rehabilitation and the construction of sustainable protected housing, To analyse the state of buildings in street blocks of the city centre, by means of the declaration of breach by owners of the duty of diagnosing the ones that are suitable for intervention, depending conservation, with the City Council acquiring them so that they can upon the degree of enviornmental and building deterioration, by be rehabilitated by the EMVS. designing the way of carrying this out and developing the planning and regulations necessary for its execution.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 30.000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Analysis Estimated budget To be defined Development of the planning Acquisition of buildings 82 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line

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P3. Development of the paseo de la dirección.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Management. Units involved: S. G. of Land Promotion / S. G. of Urbanisations. Description: To encourage, develop and execute the urbanisation of the Paseo de la Dirección based on sustainability-oriented criteria with the aim of endowing the district with new facilities and green zones absorbing the current urban fabric and rehabilitating the neighbourhood by means of the construction of new housing where there used to be sub-standard housing. The action will produce 1,700 new homes, with half of them having this type of protection.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 176.500.391 € Expropriation Urbanisation Building for rehousing Virtual recreation and development of the environs of Paseo de la Dirección. TETUÁN. 83 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.3 RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION

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P4. Specific Modification in The Environs of Vicente Calderón – Mahou.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning / D. G. of Urban Management. Units involved: S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Urban Centre / Dep. of Public Actions in the Urban Centre.

Description: Initial proposal for development of the environs. ARGANZUELA. To carry out a specific modification of the PGOUM 97, transforming the area of the Vicente Calderón Stadium and the MAHOU factory into a proposal for quality development suited to the urban environment of the river, as part of the historic centre, creating a green zone on the stadium land and integrating a disused industrial space into the urban fabric, incorporating the most effective quality 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 and sustainability measures will be incorporated into the new Estimated budget To be defined facilities and lucrative developments. Signing of Agreement Drawing up Mod. PGOUM Processing Mod. PGOUM Drawing up Special Plan Processing Special Plan Execution of works (up to 2012) 84 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line Measure 1.4

EMPHASISING THE HISTORICAL HERITAGE

Foundation To adapt the criteria for the cataloguing of protected Project buildings with the aim of recovering and rehabilitating the building heritage, emphasising the city’s historic P1. Review of the catalogue of protected buildings. buildings and facilitating their rehabilitation based on quality and sustainability-oriented criteria. After more than ten years of management, the catalogue is going to Unit responsible: be reviewed with the aim of improving it and completing D. G. of Urban Planning / D. G. of Execution and Control of Building it, making rehabilitation compatible with protection, and Works. incorporating the new buildings with their modern and Units involved: industrial architecture. The review will be conducted by means of the S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Centre / collaboration and coordination of the different Dep. Protection Catalogues. institutions involved, among them the COAM, the Quality Description: Commission or the Governing Area for the Arts. To analyse and diagnose the current catalogue of protected Targets building establishing new criteria for cataloguing and revising the currently-existing criteria with the aim of obtaining a All citizens and owners affected. regulation that is easier to apply and with clearer interpretations. To draw up the document on the new protection catalogue in Projects accordance with the premises of ease of use and simplicity in interpretation of criteria. P1. Review of the catalogue of protected buildings. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 120.000 € Drawing up document Mod. PGOUM Processing Mod. PGOUM 85 85 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.5

MODIFICATION OF THE REGULATIONS FOR IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND HABITABILITY OF BUILDINGS

Foundation There exist a range of different problems in buildings subjected to a progressive deterioration, which require intervention with transformation or rehabilitation of them. Also Project (though indirectly) this thereby contributes to improving the urban landscape of the city. P1. Modification of the ordinance on conservation, rehabilitation and The policy of rehabilitation housing, which in recent years ruinous state of buildings. has been changing the city and improving the quality of life of numerous citizens, provides important initiatives, though these have to be improved in order to incorporate the new sustainability and easy access-oriented criteria. Measures Unit responsible: are going to be established for the promotion of private of Execution and Control of Building Works. rehabilitation, with the elimination of sub-standard housing Units involved: and improvement in the installations in such a way that the S. G. of the Legal System / Dep. of Intervention / Dep. of Management/ habitability, accessibility and sustainability for energy and Building Control System. water-saving and CO2 emission reduction of the existing housing is maintained and/or improved. The process of Description: eliminating inadequate housing from the historic centre will be Develop and approve the ordinance on the conservation, commenced, thus improving the quality of life of residents. rehabilitation and ruinous state of buildings and related procedures, Targets for a more efficiency process and improved implementation. Citizens in general.

Projects 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city P1. Modification of the ordinance on conservation, rehabilitation Preparation and ruinous state of buildings. P2. Processing / Approval P2. Approval of the regulation making it possible to install lifts Application in buildings. 86 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line

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P2. Approval of the regulation making it possible to install lifts in buildings.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning/ D. G. of the Execution and Control of Building Works. Units involved: S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery. Description: To study and formulate the necessary regulations in order to make it easier for all citizens to install lifts in blocks of flats where it was not previously possible and thereby permit compliance with accessibility requirements.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Drawing up modification PGOUM Processing

Application Programme of architectural upgrading. Alamillo 2, San Andrés 4, Segovia 17. 87 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.6

REBALANCING OF THE DISTRICTS BY MEANS OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOR OBTAINING FACILITIES, GREEN ZONES AND WAYS

Foundation To rebalance the districts of the city, integrating them socially and territorially, improving the quality of life of their residents, with special emphasis on neighbourhoods with the greatest needs, thereby contributing to interterritorial equity. Targets All citizens.

Projects

P1. Acquisition, obtaining and redevelopment of private land for the creation of facilities, green zones and roads. P2. Urbanisation works for the reclassification of land acquired and obtained. P3. Burial of the metro bus depots. P4. Special plans for improving the environmental and urban quality of districts with interblock spaces. P5. Programme of assignments and registrations of municipal service land for other administrations and municipal areas for carrying out new facilities.

88 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line Project - Fuencarral-, the urban services sites in Calle Llano Castellano, P1. Acquisition, obtaining and redevelopment of private land for the the green zone in Calle Osla Tabarca c/v Islas Hébridas and the extension creation of facilities, green zones and roads. of Calle Xaudaró. - , the green zones in Calle Josefa Herradón c/v Crta. de , Unit responsible: the sports site in Calle Vélez Rubio and the extension of Calle Leyra. D. G. of Urban Management. - , the site for facilities in Calle Sisebuto, the sports site in Calle San Units involved: Benigno c/v Costanilla de los Olivos, the green zones in Parque de las S. G. of Land Promotion / S. G. of Urbanisations / S. G. of Municipal Cruces, La Medina, Calle Mirabel c/v Av. de la Aviación and the end of Land Heritage / Dept. of Expropriations / D. G. of Urban Planning. Parque de Caramuel. - Moncloa- , the green zone in the junction of Barrial and the Description: widening of Calle Nueva Zelanda. To acquire, obtain and redevelop private land in order to - , the site for facilities in Calle Valdebernardo c/v Hacienda create facilities, green zones and roads incorporating de . The green zone in the green wedge of O’Donnell and the sustainability-oriented criteria that will improve the quality of life Pavones-Valdebernardo connection. of its residents. - , the site for facilities in Calle Miguel de Roca c/v Peironcely. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 - , the north-south route of . Estimated budget To be defined - San Blas, the site for facilities in Calle c/v Alberique, in the Acquisition, obtaining neighbourhood of , in Avenida Arcentales, the green zone in Ciudad and redevelopment Pegaso, and the site for facilitating in Calle Las Musas c/v Pitágoras. - Tetuán, the green zone in Colonia , the widening of Calle Pinos Alta, the site for facilities in the development of the bus depots The land that is to be acquired, provided for in the General Plan, are: of EMT, and the adjustment of the alignments of the Marqués de Viana widening. - Arganzuela, the green zones in Pico de Pañuelo and Calle Bolívar. - , the green zone in Calle del Censo. - In , the extension of Calle Eyerbe, the widening of Calle - , the site for facilities in Calle Sierra Gorda, the green Benicarló and the green zone in Calle Júpiter c/v a Géminis. Plans for the zone next to Vallecas cemetery and Calle Pico de la Cierva, and the site development of the works for the petrol lane. for the Fire Brigade in Calle Pozo del Tío Raimundo. - , the sports site in Calle Magerit and the green zone next to - Villaverde, the sports site in , the green zone in Calle Godelia the English Cemetery. and the site for facilities in Calle Escribano c/v Camino Viejo de Leganés. - Centre, the green zone in Cuesta de las Descalzas. - Chamartín, the green zones in Calle General López Pozas. Also, the surface parking in Calle Pío XII will be obtained and redeveloped - , the land for sports facilities in and the in order to build an underground car park and sport facilities for the green zones in Calle Nicolás Salmerón and Avda. Daroca. neighbourhood.

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REBALANCING OF THE DISTRICTS BY MEANS OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOR OBTAINING FACILITIES, GREEN ZONES AND WAYS

Project ARP Lavapiés. P2. Urbanisation works for the reclassification of land acquired Expansion Sector I 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 and obtained. Estimated budget 15.710.953 € Urbanisation Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Management. ARP San Cristóbal Units involved: de los Ángeles 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 S. G. of Urbanisations / Estimated budget 8.020.243 € Public Land Urbanisations Service. Urbanisation Description: To execute the urbanisation works on municipal land acquired ARP Sierra Toledana 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 or obtained. Among the works that will be carried out are to be Estimated budget 5.500.000 € found the urbanisation of the Integrated Rehabilitation Areas, the Urbanisation urbanisation of the Remitted Planning Area APR 13.01 “Sierra Toledana”, the works on the edge of Gran Vía de Villaverde, the Colonia Borja 1 “La Fuerza”, la Viña de Entrevías (phase Works on the curb 1), the Neighbours Unit 4 of Entrevías (phases 2 and 3), the of Gran Vía de Villaverde 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Civic Square of San Blas, the Military Housing Estate of “Cuatro Estimated budget To be defined Vientos”, Arroyo Merques, and the “” Military Urbanisation Housing Estate. Works which will be carried out following city sustainability-roiented criteria for enhancing the environment and the quality of life of the citizens of Madrid. Estate Borja 1 “La Fuerza” 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 1.164.999 € Urbanisation 90 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line

La Viña de Entrevías (phase 1) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 340.076 € Urbanisation

Neighbour Unit Nº. 4 Entrevías (phases 2 and 3) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 172.060 € Urbanisation

Plaza Cívica 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 506.162 € Urbanisation

Cuatro Vientos 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 1.098.637 € Urbanisation

Campamento 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 2.890.406 € Urbanisation

Arroyo Meaques 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 3.582.001 € Urbanisation L191 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 1 PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY Strategic Line Measure 1.6

REBALANCING OF THE DISTRICTS BY MEANS OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOR OBTAINING FACILITIES, GREEN ZONES AND WAYS

Project

P3. Burial of the metro bus depots.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urbanisations. Units involved: S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Centre / Dep. of Public Actions in the Urban Centre. Description: In coordination with the Metro, to encourage urban developments that will make it viable to bury the Metro bus depots of Plaza de , Plaza de las and Plaza de creating new free spaces and neighbourhood facilities.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 150.000 € Signed of Agreement between Metro and City Council Drawing up of 3 Partial Plans Processing Partial Plans In addition, we will take the steps necessary for the transfer of the EMT motor vehicle yards in Ciudad Lineal in order to free up the land and create new green zones and facilities for the district. 92 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing PROMOTION OF A SUSTAINABLE CITY 1 Strategic Line

Project Project

P4. Special plans for improving the environmental and urban quality of P5. Programme of assignments and registrations of municipal service districts with interblock spaces. land for other administrations and municipal areas for carrying out new facilities.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning. Unit responsible: Units involved: D. G. of Urban Management. S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Centre / S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery. Units involved: Description: S. G. of Municipal Land Heritage / Land Inventory Service / To rehabilitate and transform the interblock spaces of polygons A Management Service for Heritage Land / Management Service for and C of the district of Moratalaz based on environmental crtieria Allocated Land. and to develop the Special Plans which urbanistically define the Description: problem of interblock spaces in the districts of Ciudad Lineal, To construct new facilities incorporating sustainable solutions in Puente de Vallecas, Vicálvaro, and Latina, with the aim of order to revitalise the most degraded zones of the city or create improving their habitability conditions. new facilities in new urban developments of the city by means of the management of the Municipal Land Heritage via agreement on the assignment of municipal sites to the State or Regional administrations, along with the competent different governing areas, for the provision of public services.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 12.000 € 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Drawing up Special Plan Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Processing Special Plan Assignment and subscriptions 93 Aerial view of the AZCA business centre. TETUÁN. Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing DEVELOP OF A COMPETITIVE CITY 2 StrategicStrategic Line Lines

To create a model of competitive city, with a strong economy that will Description attract and favour the development of new spaces of economic activities and new business areas. Targets The city’s economic agents

Measure 2.1 PROGRAMME OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL LAND AND ACTIVITIES Measure 2.2 CREATION OF NEW AREAS OF CENTRALITY Measure 2.3 DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW CENTRALITY OF THE EAST

L2 95 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 2 DEVELOP OF A COMPETITIVE CITY Strategic Line Measure 2.1

PROGRAMME OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL LAND AND ACTIVITIES Foundation To adapt industrial land existing in Madrid to the Project demands of technological activity, making it possible to create new Technology Parks in the city incorporating P1. New technology park of Villaverde. innovative sustainable systems.

Unit responsible: Targets D. G. of Urban Planning. Universities and companies who undertake their Units involved: economic activity in the fields of telecommunications, S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery / health, biotechnology, etc. Governing Area of the Economy. Description: Projects To develop the Partial Plans of “Los Llanos” and “Los Aguados”, creating a new Technology Park in the Southern corona of the city, P1. New technology park of villaverde. adopting sustainable and environmental criteria which shape this new urban space as an attractive place for the implementation of P2. Development of the industrial land of “el salobral”. scientific-technological companies. P3. Reclassification of infrastructural land in villaverde.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget To be defined Analysis and preliminary studies Partial Plan Land management Urbanisation 96 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing DEVELOP OF A COMPETITIVE CITY 2 Strategic Line Project

P2. Development of the industrial land of “ElSalobral”.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning. Units involved: S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery. Description: To develop and process the necessary planning for adapting the area of Salobral to the new industrial demands, supporting the new technology parks in the south of Madrid. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Private Initiative

Project

P3. Reclassification of infrastructural land in Villaverde.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning. Units involved: S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery. Description: To develop and process the necessary planning for reclassifying the industrial land existing in Villaverde, generating new land adapted to present-day work demands.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget To be defined Urbanisation Location and first proposals for development of “Los Llanos“ and “Los Aguados“. 97 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 2 DEVELOP OF A COMPETITIVE CITY Strategic Line Measure 2.2

CREATION OF NEW AREAS OF CENTRALITY

Foundation The territorial rebalancing of the districts requires strategic interventions that will generate activity centralities where citizens can live and work. In this way, the encouragement of economic activity is overriding in the districts that lack this, and this is achieved by means Projects of urban operations for improving Madrid’s economic capacity and its position in the national and international P1. Development of the APR 08.03 “ Extension”. context. Moreover, the railway installations currently contained on P2. Redesigning of Azca. land in Abroñigal and Santa Catalina imply a fracture of P3. Urban Development of The Railway System-Abroñigal. the city which intensifies the one historically produced by the M-30. The redevelopment of this land would establish a High Speed and Suburban rail system which assigns a suitable role to the stations of , Chamartín and Nuevos Ministerios and tackles the possibilities of Abroñigal and Barajas, making it possible to create a new centrality in the districts of Puente de Vallecas, Arganzuela and Usera, contributing to the territorial rebalancing on the south zone of Madrid by promoting its sustainabilty as a compact city.

Targets All citizens of Madrid, but very especially the residents of Puente de Vallecas.

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Project Montecarmelo P1. Development of the APR 08.03 “Castellana Extension”. Las Tablas

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning. Units involved: A-1 S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery / D. G. of Urban Management. Sanchinarro Description: To shape a powerful structural axis that will extend the Paseo de la Castellana towards the North, developing it as the business area for the City of Madrid, linking up the growth of the North corona of the city and developing and integrating new residential spaces for M-30 protected and free housing, new facilities and green zones created based on sustainability and total accessibility-oriented criteria. A new support will thus be shaped for the directional tertiary activity of the financial sector in Madrid and in , characterising the position of our city in the international economic framework.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget To be defined M-30 Development of APR 08.03 Ortofoto del ámbito. 99 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 2 DEVELOP OF A COMPETITIVE CITY Strategic Line Measure 2.2 CREATION OF NEW AREAS OF CENTRALITY

Project

P2. Redesigning of Azca. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 55.000 € Drawing up of documents on Unit responsible: information, criteria and objectives D. G. of Urban Planning. Drawing up of Planning Units involved: Approval of Planning S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Urban Centre / D. G. of Urban Management / Dep. of Public Actions in the Urban Centre. Description: To draw up a document containing information, criteria and objectives for drafting the planning that will regularise the redesigning of Azca with the aim of redesigning and revitalising the area demarcated by the streets Orense, Paseo de la Castellana, Raimundo Fernández Villaverde and General Perón, strengthening the tertiary activities of offices and renovating commerce and leisure for its better urban integration.

100 Fourth Honourable Mention in the ideas competition for the redesigning of AZCA. TETUÁN. Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing DEVELOP OF A COMPETITIVE CITY 2 Strategic Line

Estación de Atocha Retiro

Project

P3. Urban Development of The Railway System-Abroñiga. M-30

Arganzuela Unit responsible: General Coordinator for Urbanism. Units involved: Rio Manzanares D. G. of Urban Planning / D. G. of Urban Management. Description: Puente To encourage and smooth the way for agreements with the Ministry de Vallecas of Public Works (ADIF) and the Madrid Regional Government for relocating the container station of Abroñigal as part of the concept of Madrid Logistic Platform. To agree with the Ministry of Public Works on the redevelopment of the land and modification of the planning, implementing a High Speed rail system that will complete the railway structure of Madrid, limiting the harmful effects of an excessive expansion of the capacity of Atocha in a protected and congested environment, and creating a new area of centrality in the south zone of Madrid. Usera

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget To be defined Urban Development Ortofoto del ámbito. 101 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing 2 DEVELOP OF A COMPETITIVE CITY Strategic Line Measure 2.2

DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW CENTRALITY OF THE EAST

Foundation The organisation of the Olympic and Para-Olympic Games requires the establishment of certain urban bases that will make the development of this project possible. In order to house the Olympic Village a new centrality needs to be developed in the eastern zone of Madrid, for which the urban parameters incorporating the necesssary sustainable criteria have to be established in order to have the conditions of development and management of the land in the east of the city.

Targets All citizens of Madrid and its visitors.

Projects Olympic Village proposal for the Madrid 2012 candidacy.

P1. Development and execution of upn 4.03 “new centrality of the east” for the execution of the olympic village.

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Project

P1. Development and execution of UPN 4.03 “New Centrality of The East” for The Execution of The Olympic Village.

Unit responsible: General Coordination of Urbanism / D. G. of Urban Planning / D. G. of Urban Management. Units involved: Olympic Village M-40 S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery / S.G. of Urbanisations on Public Land / Service for Urbanizations on Public Land. Description: Estadio To develop, approve and manage the planning of the scope de “La Peineta” of the Olympic Village, with the aim of establishing the reserves of land needed for its implementation, studying alternatives for its reutilisation and reconversion once the Games are over with the absolutely essential incorporation of sustainability- oriented criteria.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget 190.000 € Modification PGOUM, Sectorisation Plan, Partial Plan Aerial view of the land destined for the Olympic Village. SAN BLAS. Reordenación urbana de las antiguas Cocheras de la EMT en Bravo Murillo. TETUÁN. Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE 3 StrategicStrategic Line line

To carry out all those actions that increase and improve the quality of Description existing housing, heeding the new residential needs and enhancing the environment in such a way that citizens can opt for a sustainable, dignified and adequate home. The aim is to improve the residential conditions and habitability of housing and buildings in the centre and in consolidated nuclei with the incorporation of energy and water-saving and CO2 reduction system along with attending to the new residential needs arising as a consequence of economic, social and demographic changes. Targets The young, the elderly and citizens in general.

Measure 3.1 CLASSIFICATION AND EMPHASISING THE URBAN LANDSCAPE Measure 3.2 REVIEW OF THE GENERAL PLAN OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF MADRID Measure 3.3 PROMOTION OF URBAN DISCIPLINE AS A CORRECTIVE MEASURE OF THE URBAN MODEL Measure 3.4 SIMPLIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS FOR THE GRANTING OF LICENCES AND MAKING THE PROCESS MORE FLEXIBLE Measure 3.5 CREATION OF AN URBAN SUSTAINABILITY UNIT FOR THE INCORPORATION OF SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA IN URBAN PLANNING

L3 105 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED 3 ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE Strategic Line Measure 3.1

CLASSIFICATION AND EMPHASISING THE URBAN LANDSCAPE

Foundation To improve the landscape of the city, boosting its urban, Project landscaping and architectural values, defining and characterising the individual elements distinguishing P1. Master Plan for the urban landscape. it, exploring procedures for the preservation and recovery of elements and spaces in the historic city, for transformation and/or implementation into the new Unit responsible: developments. General Coordination for Urbanism / D. G. of the Centre Office. Targets Units involved: All citizens of Madrid, its visitors and tourists. D. G. of Urban Planning / S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Centre / S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery.

Projects Description: To draw up, approve and develop the strategic proposals referring P1. Master Plan for the urban landscape. to actions on reclassification of the urban landscape through the new quality comission. P2. Plan for improvement of the urban setting in the environs of the Manzanares River and Avenida de Portugal.

P3. Special Plan for The North Section of The Manzanares. P4. Special Plan for The Estate. P5. Start-up of The Urban Quality Commission. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget To be defined Master Plan 106 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE 3 Strategic Line Project

P3. Special Plan for The North Section of The Manzanares.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Urban Planning. Units involved: S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery. Description: To develop and process the Special Plan provided for in the General Plan which complements the Madrid River project, for the Project configuration of an environmental axis measuring 3,000 hectares. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 P2. Plan for improvement of the urban setting in the environs of the Manzanares River and Avenida de Portugal. Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Final approval of Special Plan

Unit responsible: General Coordination of Urbanism. Units involved: D. G. of Urban Planning / S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Project Urban Centre / D. of Public Actions in the Urban Centre. P4. Special Plan for The Vista Alegre Estate. Description: Unit responsible: To draw up a plan of improvement for housing and facades in the environs of the Manzanares River and Avenida de Portugal which D. G. of Urban Planning. will demarcate the areas on which to act, developing the planning Units involved: instruments and management mechanisms and the compensation S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery. needed for the purpose, supported by the measures of the Description: Sustainable Development Areas. To reach an agreement with the Madrid Regional Government, which is the owner of the Vista Alegre Estate, in order to develop a Special Plan 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 on it classified as allocational use of particular equipment and protected Estimated budget 270.000 € by the catalogues of buildings and historic parks and gardens, with the aim of integrating it in to the district recovering the historical and Announcement of Competition environmental values of the grounds, thereby generating new facilities Drawing up of technical works not just for the district but also for the city. 107 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED 3 ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE Strategic Line Measure 3.1

CLASSIFICATION AND EMPHASISING THE URBAN LANDSCAPE

that comprise the urban landscape. To this end, with due justification, P4. Special Plan for The Vista Alegre Estate. the Commission can assume any matter attributed to the jurisdiction of the Commission for the Protection of the Historic-Artistic and Natural 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Patrimony. - Direct, plan and coordinate the actions referring to elements of the Estimated budget 112.000 € design of the city, arranging for the preparation and approval of an Drawing up Special Plan Urban Landscape Master Plan that, with the assistance of a team of Processing Special Plan experts, designs the strategic actions for the different areas, districts and neighbourhoods of the City. - Monitor and control the performance of the actions in this area. Project - Proposed initiatives to adapt the municipal ordinances to criteria of Urban Quality. P5. Start-up of The Urban Quality Commission. - Promote such actions as may be necessary to assure that the urban landscape of the city of Madrid is recognised as having maximum quality, Unit responsible: for all actions developed both by public entities and by private initiative, General Coordinator of Urbanism. involving cultural, economic, social agents and the very citizens of Madrid. - Propose promotional measures and incentive of all types to achieve the Units involved: maximum creative and material quality in the landscape of the city of D.G. of Urban Planning/ S. G. of Planning and Revitalisation of the Urban Madrid. Centre / S. G. of General Planning and Urban Periphery / D.G. of Urban - Arauca management, control and coordination of the actions of the Management. different Government Departments and other municipal agencies with Description: competencies in this area The Urban Quality Commission shall be responsible for establishing the general criteria and guidelines to be followed by all municipal services, including the Commission for the Protection of Historic-Artistic and Natural Patrimony, with regards to all elements comprising the design of the city, understood to be the cultural patrimony, following the canons of aesthetic, creative and material quality, accessibility, and environmental and quality sustainability. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city - Establish the general lines of action on existing historic-artistic and natural patrimony, new constructions, engineering works, urban Formation furniture and fixtures, gardening, landscaping and the other aspects Development and functioning 108 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE 3 Strategic Line Measure 3.2

REVIEW OF THE GENERAL PLAN OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Foundation Project

To accommodate the general planning and its instruments of P1. Phase 1 of the review of The General Plan of Urban Development. development to the global proposal of urban actions that are planned. Unit responsible: So that the policies that have been initiated can become consolidated Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing / General Coordination and have continuity, the General Plan of Urban Development needs of Urbanism. to be reviewed in such a way that legal security can be guaranteed Units involved: and offered for the model of city that is proposed. D. G. of Urban Planning / D. G. of Urban Management / D. G. of Execution and Control of Building Works. Targets Description: All citizens in general The review of the Plan will be carried out in phases, as permitted by the Land Act. The first phase will review Urban Land, seeking solutions to Projects the most problematic areas of the consolidated city. The second phase will review the Urban Regulations, integrating all the modifications generated in recent years and adapting them to the P1. Phase 1 of the review of The General Plan of Urban existing legislation. The review of the Plan must permit: The review of Development. the management procedures for consolidated urban land, the study of open block neighbourhoods districts in order to diagnose their deficiencies and plan the appropriate urban actions, the study and modification of urban regulations on particular buildings, the reshaping of the allocational system, the incorporation of environmental improvement criteria, and the introduction of new housing types.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget To be defined Review PGOUM 109 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED 3 ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE Strategic Line Measure 3.3 PROMOTION OF URBAN DISCIPLINE AS A MEASURE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FAIR AND BALANCED URBAN MODEL Foundation The urban inspection contributes to protecting the urban Project environment and even to its re-establishment in the event of its having been altered. P1. Master Plan for Urban Discipline. Targets Citizens in general and economic agents in particular. Unit responsible: D. G. of Execution and Control of Building Works. Units involved: Projects S.G. of Building Control / Urban Discipline Service.

P1. Master Plan for Urban Discipline. Description: P2. Implementation of lines of coordination with the municipal To coordinate an instrument that will go beyond the routine councils for unification of criteria. application of urban regulations and encourage a form of administrative action aimed at precise objectives and at the proper dissemination of them.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Preparation Processing / Approval Application 110 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE 3 Strategic Line

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P2. Implementation of lines of coordination with the municipal councils for unification of criteria.

Unit responsible: D. G. of Execution and Control of Building Works. Units involved: Urban Discipline Service / Municipal District Councils. Description: To start up instruments for improving the inspection and processing of dossiers planning the controls of the city. Issuing of instructions as unifying element for criteria. Continual adaptation of the lines of coordination. Establishment of adequate channels for coordination with the Municipal Councils. Continual monitoring in time.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Preparation / Application New Municipal Council building for the district of Retiro. Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED 3 ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE Strategic Line Measure 3.4 STREAMLINING AND SIMPLIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECTS FOR THE GRANTING OF LICENCES AND MAKING THE PROCESS MORE FLEXIBLE Foundation To facilitate, simplify and streamline municipal Project ordinances by means of a continual review of the Special Ordinance on the processing of licences. P1. Modification of the ordinance on the processing of urban licences.

Unit responsible: Targets D. G. of Execution and Control of Building Works. Citizens of Madrid Units involved: S. G. of Building Works. Description: Projects To draw up and approve the modifications to the ordinance on the processing of urban licences which will facilitate the obtaining of P1. Modification of the ordinance on the processing the necessary permits, simplifying, easing and reducing as far as of urban licences. possible the periods taken by the administrative processes. P2. Continue with the implementation of the quality system in the processing of licences.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Preparation Processing / Approval Application 112 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE 3 Strategic Line

Project P2. Continue with the implementation of the quality system in the processing of licences.

Unit responsible: Deputy Directorate General of Legal System. Units involved: D.G. of Control and Execution of Building Works. Description: Development and improvement of the quality system that evaluates the implementation of the Ordinance on licences, in addition to proposing improvements in the homogenisation processes and criteria of the City Council.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget To be defined Preparation Processing / Approval Application Rehabilitation of a courtyard. Amparo 62. Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED 3 ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE Strategic Line Measure 3.5 Project CREATION OF AN URBAN SUSTAINABILITY UNIT P1. Creation of the urban sustainability unit. Unit responsible: FOR THE INCORPORATION OF SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA General Urban Planning Coordinator. INTO URBAN PLANNING Units involved: D.G. of Urban Planning / D.G. of Urban Planning Management. Foundation Description: To create a section to be known as the urban Control and supervise the incorporation of sustainability criteria in urban sustainability unit which will control and supervise planning in general and in the urban planning projects. the incorporation of sustainability criteria into urban Sustainability criteria will be incorporated both into urban planning and in the planning so as to provide the public areas with a higher building execution phase. Accordingly, aspects having to do with typography, degree of environmental quality and facilitate the proper composition of the land, vegetation, native species, orientation, climatology, exposure of the building for the sake of a better energy water, etc., shall be taken into consideration in order to have as low an impact and water saving, CO2 reduction, noise protection as possible on the natural environment, while strengthening and improving the and to preserve Nature for a better quality and urban landscape and environment. habitability of the homes. Urban design will take in mainly the climate and hours of sunlight-related, prevailing wind and rain conditions for suitably orienting the buildings so as to allow for and enhance the homes passively capturing sunlight. Targets The use of recycled and recyclable materials and the application of the Citizens of Madrid. efficient building systems with the incorporation of centralised systems such as hot water and heating shall take precedence in order to decrease atmospheric pollution. Projects One very important aspect of sustainability criteria is to facilitate universal accessibility for everyone, equipping buildings and the area with appropriate P1. Creation of the urban sustainability unit. facilities for the elimination of architectural, urban and mobility barriers and providing transportation systems adapted to people with reduced mobility. P2. Drawing up of a strategic action In short, the application of urban planning which takes a interest in the for urban sustainability. environment facilitates sustainable, more economical building construction.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Preparation Processing / Approval Application 114 Operative Programme 2007-2011 Governing Area for Urbanism and Housing ADVANCEMENT OF A CITY SCHEME BASED ON QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE 3 Strategic Line Project

P2. Drawing up of a strategic action for urban sustainability.

Unit responsible: General Coordinator of Urbanism. Units involved: D. G. of Urban Planning / D. G. of Urban Management. Description: Preparation of an urban sustainability strategy, innovating the application of new techniques and instruments for a progressive increase in urban sustainability, applying criteria of efficiency with active policies in zoning, land use, energy and material consumption, etc., in order to achieve that the urban developments prepared or approved by the City comply with the most stringent criteria of sustainability. The urban sustainability strategy will be applicable to all phases of urban development, from planning through final execution. The construction of buildings shall use certified materials, applying criteria of efficiency in the design of the installations with the use of solar energy, good orienta‑ tion, the centralisation of heating and hot water, and other aspects that decrease CO2 emissions. The use of consolidated urban land, with rehabilitation actions in the city centre, shall promote savings in the consumption of buildable land, improving the ecological footprint in the city of Madrid.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Estimated budget No direct cost to the city Preparation Processing / Approval Application 115