This document summarizes a pilot test of the Placemaking for Active Recreation Kit (PARK) tool in Loranca Park in Fuenlabrada, Spain. The objectives of the pilot were to learn from the process, get new ideas, find opportunities, and build something sustainable. Stakeholders including the municipality, a secondary school, students association, and PARK partners planned an intervention. This included conducting a survey of park users, empowering young placemakers, holding a virtual classroom, and a multi-station design challenge for physical activity. The intervention was a success and identified opportunities to continue the "Aula 26" program and empower youth placemaking experts in Fuenlabrada and beyond.

1. Placemaking
for Active
Recreation Kit
(PARK)
Fuenlabrada Pilot Test experience
Antonio Sánchez Guitián

2. PILOT
OBJECTIVES
FEEDBACK TO
COMPLETE
THE TOOLKIT
(Project
requirement)
1. LEARN from the process
2. Get new IDEAS
3. Find OPPORTUNITIES
4. Build something
SUSTAINABLE

4. NO MATTER WHAT THE PLACE IS
WE’VE FOUND THE PARK TOOL

5. PILOT PLACE:
LORANCA PARK
FUENLABRADA
(MADRID – SPAIN)

6. WHY FUENLABRADA
Fuenlabrada is a candidate city to
European Youth Capital 2025
and it was the European City of
Sport 2019
A Spanish municipality located within
the metropolitan area of Madrid
(situated 17 kilometres southwest of
the capital)
Area: 39.41 km²
Population: 193,586 (2018)

7. LORANCA PARK
Emerged in the
late 90's, what
was once a large
green meadow
has now become
a beautiful park
with a lake.
Area: approx. 26
Hectares

8. IDENTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS:
Municipality
Secondary school
Students association
Spanish PARK partner(Us)

9. 4 stakeholders

10. PLANNING

11. New ideas and opportunities came!
1. CONDUCTING A PRELIMINARY SURVEY:
LISTENING TO PARK USERS
2. EMPOWERING YOUNG PLACEMAKERS
3. VIRTUAL CLASSROOM “AULA 26” (INVENT)
4. BRINGING ON BOARD MONITORS (PHYSICAL
EDUCATION GRADE STUDENTS)
5. MULTISTATION DESIGN
6. LOW COST ACTIVE RECREATION VS
REGULAR SPORTS COMPETITION
7. BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE PROJECT “WE
ARE ALL GOING GREEN”
8. TIKTOK VIDEOS
9. FUN!!

12. THE INTERVENTION

13. Identifying the area of the intervention
DESIGN CHALLENGE: Invent a space in the park that invite physical activity.
No need of customization

14. THE PILOT EVENT
PARK(ING) DAY IN FUENLABRADA

18. CONCLUSIONS

19. SURVEYS ARE USEFUL! :
1- Before planning the
intervention (to do something
meaningful that users will like)
2- After the intervention (to
evaluate the impact of it)

20. OPPORTUNITIES :
1- Identifying things to
improve at the location
2- Engaging with youth locals
3- Finding partners willing to
develop long term
placemaking activities

21. THE PROJECT BEYOND PARK WITH
PARK

22. “AULA 26” TO BE A REGULAR ACTIVITY
FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOL AT THE
PARK
EMPOWERING PARK YOUTH EXPERTS
(FOR FUENLABRADA AND OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES)
… MAYBE CREATING YOUTH
PLACEMAKERS NETWORKS…?

23. BIG THANKS
Funded by: This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication
[communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.”
“Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union”