Long Read
Sevilla's Next Moves: Concrete Changes & Broken Promises Through Skateboarder Eyes
honestly? talking infrastructure feels weird when you're balancing on a curb outside *Mercado de Triana, watchingروط old dudes play chess while avoiding sunstroke. this heat ain't playing-feels like god left a hair dryer pointed at Andalucia on max. but sevilla ain't frozen in time, not with €1.2 billion in projects rumbling beneath those orange trees.
gemma from the skate shop near Puerta Jerez bummed a cig off me last week and whispered: "they're finally fixing the death gaps on Paseo de Cristóbal Colón." about damn time-almost ate concrete there skating to La Casa de la Ciencia during luz de gas festival. but city hall's track record? sketch. promised a dream park in Nervión attrib by '21... still just dusty dirt.
wheels on steel: the metro mess
heard at a botellón near Ronda Histórica that the metro extension to Dos Hermanas might open before zombies take over (optimistically: late 2025? sureee). cost? another €460 million euros shifting dirt tunnels. meanwhile rent near Alameda de Hércules jumps 33% since 2020-try splitting €750/month for 30m² between gig jobs (stats from ine.es hurt less when drunk). job market's wild too: wanna flip burgers? easy. want healthcare? clicks on reddit threads full of angry graduates.river dreams vs concrete reality
the guadalquivir riverfront revamp sounds sexy-kayak docks! floating gardens! but paco who runs the churro cart scoffs: "they repainted benches near Torre del Oro three times last year while garbage piled up behind Barrio Santa Cruz. priorities, eh?" truth bomb: reported crime dipped 8% but petty theft near Plaza de España remains “shake your pockets before picnicking." still, only €60 flights to lisbon or marrakech when you need to bolt.
that new pedestrian zone near Macarena? killer for street skating sunday mornings but smells like scorched car exhaust still. city claims a "greening revolution"-203 trees planted this yeah! blasting figures on sevilla city hall twitter. my dude javier sells vintage decks in Soho Benita says: "roads feel softer since left-wing coalition took over... or maybe my wheels got softer." jury's out.
end rant? nah. sevilla's future's this fizzy cocktail: equal parts medieval charm, brutalist apartments sprouting near La Cartuja*, and skate rats like me weaving through construction barriers. checked tripadvisor forums about project delays-tourists whine louder than locals. anyway, thunderstorm brewing west toward cádiz... olives smell better right before rain.
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