The new Zone 35 in the green AREA will come into operation on 10 November to regulate parking, promote more sustainable mobility, and improve accessibility and quality of life for residents in a more orderly, environmentally friendly setting
From 10 November, Barcelona will extend its green zone parking scheme to the Canyelles neighbourhood in the Nou Barris district. The aim is to optimise use of public space and prioritise access for local residents, who will benefit from greater parking space availability. In total, the new regulated parking zone will comprise 905 spaces.
The measure is designed to manage demand for on-street parking while supporting sustainable mobility, ultimately making the neighbourhood a tidier, more accessible and more environmentally friendly area. It prioritises parking for residents, ensuring better availability of spaces near their homes and encouraging a fairer balance with non-resident vehicles.
Experiences in other city neighbourhoods has shown that regulated parking is an effective tool for prioritising residents, ensuring they have spaces and reducing the presence of outside vehicles. It also helps to cut down on traffic violations thanks to stricter control within regulated hours, and prevents unwanted situations such as the neighbourhood being used as a car park for workers from other areas or for vehicles coming from outside the city and heading into the centre.
New Zone 35
This new regulated area will be bordered by Plaça de Karl Marx, Ronda de la Guineueta Vella, Via Favència and Carrer de l’Artesania. Parking spaces within the new Zone 35, marked with green paint, will be reserved primarily for residents. Non-resident vehicles may only park for a maximum of two hours, within the regulated hours indicated on the corresponding roadside signs.
These new green spaces are complemented by 26 blue zone spaces, 456 for motorbikes and 23 for vehicles involved in urban goods distribution. Plots of land that have not yet been developed and that are currently used as temporary free car parks will remain unregulated.
Information for residents
All residents covered by this expansion who own a vehicle registered at their home address will be entitled to park in the duly signposted Zone 35 green spaces at the corresponding resident rate according to their vehicle’s environmental label.
Residents officially registered in the zone who already own a private vehicle also registered in Barcelona will not need to take any action. From 27 October, they will receive a letter by post about their resident zone together with a leaflet explaining how to use resident parking.
New residents registered within the boundaries of this expansion, as well as existing residents who use a company, rental, leasing or long-term hire vehicle, can apply for resident parking rights via the Barcelona City Council Virtual Office, by calling 010, or in person (by appointment) at the BSM Citizen Service Point.
Obtaining parking permits
Residents are advised to use the ‘Residents Barcelona’ service within the SMOU app to obtain their on-street parking permits. Through this service, permits can be obtained for time periods ranging from one day up to the end of the year. As the permit is digital, it can be securely verified in real time by enforcement officers’ devices. This means there is no need to use a parking meter or place any sticker or paper permit in the vehicle. If required, however, a receipt of payment can be printed.
In addition, non-residents can also use the SMOU mobile app to obtain digital on-street parking permits for both green and blue zone spaces.
