IU takes Banco Santander underpass closure in Santander to court
The closure of the underpass beneath Banco Santander's headquarters arch in Santander has cut a bus route and ended up in court after a complaint by IU. Bus stops and…
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Banco Santander underpass closure in Santander goes to court
How much public space can a bank take over before someone protests? In Santander, the answer has come in the form of a legal case. The closure of the underpass beneath the arch of Banco Santander's headquarters, which has left a bus route without its stop, is now before the courts trinc a complaint by Izquierda Unida (a left-wing Spanish party).
The party is the only one that has revived the issue: the courts are now examining the occupation of space considered to be public. Meanwhile, residents are experiencing the everyday consequences: cancelled bus stops and disappearing parking spaces. The argument, however, is not unique to the bank: it is the same playbook as the quick-and-dirty pedestrianisation schemes that hurt residents so much and benefit the terrace of whichever bar happens to be there.
An urban planning question remains: was the mezzanine level now bearing the arch's load part of the approved renovation project? And a political one: the facts suggest the other parties looked the other way. Only one was willing to take the matter to court.
That said, this arch has two faces: San Emeterio on one side and San Celedonio on the other. Let's see which of the two patron saints lends a hand with the verdict.
How much public space can a bank take over before someone protests? In Santander, the answer has come in the form of a legal case. The closure of the underpass beneath the arch of Banco Santander's headquarters, which has left a bus route without its stop, is now before the courts trinc a complaint by Izquierda Unida (a left-wing Spanish party).
The party is the only one that has revived the issue: the courts are now examining the occupation of space considered to be public. Meanwhile, residents are experiencing the everyday consequences: cancelled bus stops and disappearing parking spaces. The argument, however, is not unique to the bank: it is the same playbook as the quick-and-dirty pedestrianisation schemes that hurt residents so much and benefit the terrace of whichever bar happens to be there.
An urban planning question remains: was the mezzanine level now bearing the arch's load part of the approved renovation project? And a political one: the facts suggest the other parties looked the other way. Only one was willing to take the matter to court.
That said, this arch has two faces: San Emeterio on one side and San Celedonio on the other. Let's see which of the two patron saints lends a hand with the verdict.
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