At the end, a ramp will accompany and alleviate Eixample's “stairs of shame.” This Thursday afternoon, the government of Mayor Jaume Collboni communicated to the residents of the Fort Pienc neighborhood the modifications to the stairs project to save the rails of the union of the two tram lines through Diagonal Avenue at the height of Castillejos street.
Shortly after the works began, the surrounding residents became indignant and defined them as “the stairs of shame,” and denounced that they were too steep, that the elderly in the neighborhood, those with mobility problems and anyone who had to Pushing a shopping cart or baby stroller could push them up. La Vanguardia echoed these citizen complaints on several occasions.
The City Council hopes that the incorporation of a ramp to the project will improve mobility in the area and satisfy the neighbors. Furthermore, according to this modification of the project, the steps will be much less pronounced and will be better integrated into the work. “We have already explained these modifications to the neighborhood representatives,” City Hall sources detail. In the next few days they will share them with the rest of the neighborhood. "Once you inform us of your agreement, we will resume the work."
