The municipal initiative, designed to integrate more vegetation into the urban environment and prepare the city for high temperatures, already features concrete actions in various locations. These include the transformation of Plaza España into a climate shelter, the creation of an edible garden in the Parque de las Tres Culturas, the renaturalization of the promenade towards El Carmen, the MICO Gaming Zone, and the installation of new planters on Monseñor Fernando Ferris street.
The mayor of Onda, Carmina Ballester, has highlighted the municipal commitment to bringing more nature to the streets, aiming to improve citizens' daily lives with more shade and more pleasant public spaces for gathering and enjoying the city.
One of the fundamental pillars of the 'Onda Bonica + Natural' plan is the increase in urban tree cover. The new Paseo Healthy Cities Sanitas de El Carmen has seen the planting of 88 new trees, creating a green corridor connecting the urban center, from the vicinity of the Museo del Azulejo, to the new sports area of the MICO Gaming Zone. This project, funded by Sanitas with 40,000 euros, promotes walking and physical activity.
Plaza España has undergone comprehensive renovation, incorporating 50 new trees and vegetation, becoming an urban climate shelter with an integrated cooling system in its pergolas.
The Parque de las Tres Culturas now hosts an edible garden with over 40 fruit trees and native vegetation, conceived as an open-air educational space. It also includes shelters for local fauna, such as insect hotels and bird baths, promoting biodiversity.
The strategy also extends to neighborhoods, with the renovation of the sidewalks on Monseñor Fernando Ferris street, which now features more vegetation through new planters and pots, along with new paving and urban furniture.
