3,000 square metres of land in the development zone to be turned into an underground parking and a green open space for the community

A large site originally earmarked for building development by the American University of Malta (AUM), which is presently used as a parking lot, will be returned to the public as a new green open space for the community.

This public space will provide various facilities, including a picnic area, a space for parkour, a playground, an outdoor gym and a garden, together with a three-storey underground car park. The underground parking can host up to two hundred and twenty (220) cars, a substantial increase when compared with the current capacity of the site. This open space will provide a new green lung to the community in Bormla with 3,000 square meters of land covered in trees and other plants.

Project Green discussed the different facilities and elements that will be incorporated into this project during a community consultation session earlier this week, with the participation of numerous residents and other stakeholders in the area. This consultation session was organised in collaboration with the Bormla Local Council.

During the design stage of this garden, the agency is taking into account the needs of the people living in the surrounding area, whilst ensuring that this design complements the history and particular characteristics of the site. Before the First World War, this space was used as a market featuring a number of arches. The design of this project will incorporate these arches, as a reminder of the rich history of this part of Bormla.

Project Green CEO, Steve Ellul, explained that about 10,000 people in Cottonera live less than 10 minutes away from this project’s site, and will thus be benefitting directly from it. He emphasised that this project brings back to life elements of Bormla’s past, which have been forgotten with time.

“We are ensuring that this environmental project will be a holistic space, to include the social and cultural aspects whilst prioritising the needs of residents,” concluded Ellul.

During the consultation meeting, the residents presented different ideas, as the Project Green team answered their questions on the proposals and the eventual work required to create the newly open space.

Project Green will continue discussing this project with different interested entities in the community, before finalising designs and presenting them to the authorities for the necessary permitting processes.