Good question. I appreciate it.
So we picked Valencia for a variety of reasons. But, speaking from an urban planning perspective, definitely the Superblocks are huge as an initiative and Barcelona is a super well-planned city. I love it.
But I will tell you. The more time I spend in Valencia, the more impressed I am. I have never seen better large scale urban planning everywhere. This city has its shit together. The bike network is seamless and extensive. The pedestrian zones are incredible. Traffic is kept super under control. It's remarkable. And I think better than Barcelona, however obviously it's a smaller city. That said, it's not small and what they have done/are doing is remarkable.