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Cascais is preparing to get the biggest urban green park in its history. The announcement was made by the council, which revealed that the investment is part of a plan to spend €30.2 million on acquiring land between Areia, Birre and Aldeia de Juso.
According to the municipality, the deal is intended to put an end to property speculation in the area, protect more than 434,000 square metres of natural land and return a total of 450,000 square metres of nature to public use.
With this new space – which is expected to be completed and ready to enjoy by 2029 – Cascais will immediately secure 14 square metres of green space per resident, bringing it closer to the final target of 15 square metres per person set for the end of this decade.
Green, and with plenty to do
The Juso-Birre-Areia park project will include leisure areas, sports and collective recreation facilities, as well as setting aside a plot for municipal public housing and allowing the completion of a key road link between the end of the A5 motorway and the surrounding neighbourhoods.
Alongside this intervention, the council’s sustainability and proximity strategy includes an additional €3.2 million allocation for parks and gardens within urban areas, with completion dates scheduled for 2026. This package includes the final works at the Bataria da Parede Urban Park, Alcabideche Urban Park and the improvement of the green spaces at Parque das Gerações, as well as the renovation of several playgrounds across the municipality.
According to Cascais mayor Nuno Piteira Lopes, the council’s priority is to design solutions adapted to climate change, focusing on the planting of native species, reducing soil sealing and creating areas for natural water infiltration.
"We want Cascais to be a municipality where quality of life is a reality and, for that to happen, investment in sustainability is a priority for us”, he said, quoted by the municipal magazine.