Thursday 23 May, at 12pm, ribbon cutting for the new Aldo Moro Park, the green area in the heart of Messina. “The redevelopment project of Aldo Moro Park, presented in January 2022, is a reality today. It will be a historic day for Messinathe result of demanding and ambitious work started with the De Luca Administration and completed with the current one which returns to the people of Messina an urban space that had remained abandoned and unknown for more than 50 years”, said Mayor Federico Basile.
The Aldo Moro Park is a innovative project that falls within the renaturalization and recovery program of public parks and gardens envisaged by the ForestaMe Program, in the wake of the Administration’s commitment to recover and enhance not only the local heritage but to carry out a redevelopment operation to bring benefits and new services for the citizens. The project, financed for an amount of 2 million euros, involved redevelopment interventions in the entire area of 14 thousand square meters and, conceived with attention to the connection with the territory of Messina, the new configuration combines functionality and aesthetics to return to the City a a diversified space capable of satisfying every lifestyle and involving every citizen, not only families and children but also animal lovers and sportsmen.
The new Aldo Moro Park presents itself with English lawns, play area and water games, a refreshment point framed by panoramic views overlooking the Strait, all characterized by the valorisation and custody of the restricted historical remains present in the park. The new composition of the greenery is an integral part of the project, with a significant increase in the plant heritage, also in compliance with urban planning constraints. Local species were favored, thus promoting the biodiversity of the area and creating shading areas and street furniture. The area has been redeveloped to be multifunctional and among the new features the inclusion of spaces for recreational activities and also the possibility of practicing physical activity stand out, and upon completion of the redevelopment, furniture, baskets, benches and accessories to delimit the areas have also been included walkways.
“Ultimately, there is now another green lung of the City, together with the redeveloped Villa Dante, where citizens can walk, meet and discuss, in community, inclusive and sustainable spaces that make Messina a city that evolves into a ever better and more attractive dimension,” says Basile.
