Agos Green&Smart parks expands its urban space redevelopment project by getting ever closer to the communities. The availability and greater use of green spaces in the city is among the issues of greatest interest for Italians, who require increasingly efficient management of urban spaces, reducing asphalted areas and increasing the surface area allocated to new models of urban greenery, functional and ecological, preserving biodiversity as a value for the community and encouraging their use within a framework of economic, environmental and social sustainability.
Objective of Parchi Agos Green&Smart is to redevelop and enhance urban parks in Italian cities, thanks to regeneration interventions based on “sport, art, green and smart”, the four dimensions that characterize the project, in line with the values of Agos for Good which represents Agos’ sustainable commitment to creating shared progress.
Three years after its birth, the Agos Green&Smart Parks project increases the closeness of Agos to the territory and strengthens the link with third sector associations by moving from a program of annual events to a program of weekly and free activities for the benefit of the whole community. community.
The city of Lucca is also the protagonist of the ambitious project which started in MayIn the Serchio River Park (adjacent to the Petroni terrace), regenerated by Agos in 2022 in agreement with the Municipality of Lucca, with a series of initiatives that have involved and will involve citizens (four times a month, once a week).
The activities, completely free and open to all, began in May and will end in October (with a break in July and August).
Various local entities are the protagonists of these events which are enjoying great success in the city.
Let’s start from Lucca Roller Club which brings demonstration lessons of its courses to the track with qualified Fisr instructors to raise awareness of the discipline and its 9 different specialties, then continuing with the Marliesi marchersa local running association, which organizes 5km recreational-motor walks along the watercourse, immersed in nature.
Sport is the absolute protagonist in the activities of the River Park, which exploits the presence of the Serchio river for the splendid activity promoted by Lucca Rafting who uses their experience for a one-of-a-kind activity: trying under the bridge in still water or in the lake just below the artificial slopes and rafting tours.
It then ends with the Creative Art School which brings creative workshops to the park where girls and boys can try their hand at various painting, manual and acting techniques, also using recycled material, to bring participants closer to nature by experiencing a unique and inclusive artistic emotion.
After the summer break, it will also be the turn of La Luna Riding Centre who will organize horseback riding in the park.
To discover the schedule of events in detail, the associations that will be involved in the project and register for the various activities proposed: www.parchiagos.it/lucca
The River Park was chosen by Agos, in agreement with the Municipality and in collaboration with Brand for the City And SportCity Foundationto offer the neighborhood and the entire city a vital, attractive and safe green space.
The urban park space was renovated with new plantings and green maintenance, with the redevelopment of the skate park restoring the deteriorated surface, which made it difficult to use. Art also makes its appearance, with the visual enhancement of the skate park itself thanks to an artistic design that creates sinuous geometries along the entire track, recalling the movement of the water of the nearby Serchio river. The coloring gives a recognizable appearance to the area: a splash of color that accompanies young athletes in their skate jumps.
Along the way Infinite and in the other areas usable for sports, traditional and tech elements have been added such as meter counter signs to make the route interactive and engaging. To complete the intervention, the renovation of the picnic area and a meeting space with new furnishings.
Agos Green&Smart parks is the project launched in 2021 by Agos – a leading consumer credit company 61% owned by the Crédit Agricole Group through Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance and 39% by Banco Bpm – in collaboration with Brand for the City And SportCity Foundation.
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