The structuring of Aburrá Valley ecological corridor begins with  restoration of the riverbed by removing the concrete lining and the hydraulic condition of the network of drainage lines that define the whole city. The idea is to create a sustainable urban drainage system that allows retention and mitigation of floods, mainly in the areas with extensive paved surfaces and buildings. In turn this hydrological mesh is integrated with the public open space network to increase connectivity and enhance the experience of play, socialising, exercise and learning. 

Restoration of public open spaces along the river, achieved by placing highways below the surface, allows

the creation of a large north-south open space corridor, connected to a network of drainage lines forming linear green corridors. The concept would create a diverse, flexible and adaptable system of open spaces and ecological corridors that are connected to all parts of the city. A series of new lakes create new recreation opportunities, address flooding, improve the micro-climate and provide aesthetic delight. Development of the lakes is integrated with redevelopment of existing industrial land to new residential and employment land uses.

This new open space mesh forms a backbone to the interlaced stories of the city’s people and a venue in

which to recover common values f coexistence in a friendly environment.

Within this new environment the different socio-economic areas of the city are projected and various activities related to the character of each site. At the same time they facilitate the interaction of the whole population. Citizens can find across the river corridor network a wide range of places to play, work, walk, cultivate, buy, sail, study, travel, rest, learn, celebrate and relax.