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Madrid

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Madrid is building Parque Ventas over the M-30 ring road, is putting more than 700 affordable rent-to-buy homes in Los Berrocales out to tender, is extending regulated parking in Carabanchel and has agreed €51.2 million with the regional government for primary social care in 2027-2030.

Updated · Checked against official sources

  • Population

    3,497,277

    municipal register, 1 January 2026

  • Mayor

    José Luis Martínez-Almeida

  • EU programmes

    5

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5 projects · 1 completed · 1 under way

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Parque Ventas, a park over the M-30

    A 16,370 m² park built over the M-30 ring road to join the Salamanca and Ciudad Lineal districts, with eight footbridges and one cycle bridge, 960 trees and more than 48,800 shrubs, plus 40,300 m² of remodelled roadside on both banks; works began in late June 2025 and are due to finish in spring 2027.

    Funded by Ayuntamiento de Madrid Regeneration and housing

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Affordable rent-to-buy homes in Los Berrocales

    The city is tendering eight municipal plots in Vicálvaro for more than 700 homes to be let at affordable rents with an option to buy after seven years; at least half of each plot is reserved for tenants under 35, and a typical three-bedroom flat would rent for about €949.50 a month.

    Regeneration and housing

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Regulated parking extended to Opañel and San Isidro (Carabanchel)

    Approved by the city government in October 2026: from 3 November the SER adds 3,161 regulated spaces in Carabanchel, 94% of them for residents, as part of the Madrid 360 environmental sustainability strategy.

    Mobility

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Renovation of the Montalbán public car park

    EMT Madrid has fully renovated the 1968 car park behind the Palacio de Cibeles, with structural repairs and new electrical, lighting and ventilation systems to meet accessibility and energy-efficiency rules; it reopens on 26 October 2026 with 278 spaces, including electric charging points and bicycle parking.

    Budget about €8.2 million excl. VAT Mobility

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Primary social care agreement with the Comunidad de Madrid, 2027-2030

    Authorised by the city government in October 2026, the agreement funds the 40 municipal social services centres, child protection, help for families at risk of poverty, a Roma development plan and mental-health promotion from 1 January 2027.

    Budget €51.2 million (2027-2030) Funded by Ayuntamiento de Madrid; Comunidad de Madrid Inclusion

    Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

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