On the verge of completing his first year as mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni has closed a minority term in which he has already been able to launch some of his city projects, such asa new phase of covering the Ronda de Dalt, and others have accelerated, such asthe works on La Ramblaandthe transformation of Port Olímpic.All of this, with the promises of the America's Cup as a boost for the city's self-esteem, strengthening its trajectory as an international showcase.It has not been an easy few months for Collboni, with the formation of the Government conditioning the entry of partners to give stability to the municipal executive, a matter that has been postponed again with the call for elections to the Generalitat.The first steps towards that new understanding the socialist leader has taken with ERC, who supported his accounts.But the resistance to do so from his former government partner, the Comuns, has led him to the question of confidence, with which he hopes for the automatic approval of the budgets as there is no alternative candidate, a resource that Ada Colau and Xavier Trias already used in previous years. With this background context, Collboni will converse with the editor of The New Barcelona Post, Guillem Carol, in a conference next Monday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. at CASA SEAT. The session will feature the collaboration ofCASA SEAT, Giny, Must Media GroupandBarcelona Global.To attend this event organized by The New Barcelona Post as an audience member, it is essential to book a ticket in advance.To get a ticket, completely free of charge,click here. The session will last 45 minutes. At the end of the interview, questions can be asked to the mayor. Under the titleConversation with the Mayor of Barcelona, Collboni will review the challenges and opportunities facing the city, with an eye on imagining what the Catalan capital should be like by 2040. Many future projects loom on its horizon, such asthe expansion of Vall d'Hebron Hospitalandthe new Hospital Clínic, a door to boost Barcelona's medical leadership with updated facilities, as well asthe expansion of a pioneering scientific infrastructure such as the Barcelona Science Park (PCB). One must also not forgetthe expansion of the Gran Via exhibition center, a necessary investment to strengthen the international trade shows the city already hosts and attract new ones, andthe reform of the Montjuïc venue, an opportunity to revitalize an area that had been fading. In a context of climate change, the future of any city involves being more resilient and polluting less, an objective where strengthening public transport and reducing dependence on private vehicles play a fundamental role. That's wherethe completion of the central section of metro line L9, a milestone again hampered, andthe connection of line L8 of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC). But we must not forget the advances that está registrandothe construction of La Sagrera, where the first AVE trains will pass this year, andthe modernization of Sants station, with the works getting closer after the Government gave the green light this week to its tender, with a budget of 176 million euros.The tram connection along Diagonal, a project led by the former municipal government partner of the PSC, also rows in that direction. After the controversy raised by the superblocks in the last mandate, now already applauded by the passers-by who fill them every day, the socialist executive has opted to recover Ildefons Cerdà's idea and fill the interiors of the blocks with activity.
Under the title Conversation with the Mayor of Barcelona, Collboni will review the challenges and opportunities facing the city
In the coming years, Barcelona's cultural power will also be strengthened, not only due to the upward trend of its museums and festivals, but also due to initiatives in the pipeline that have managed to stand out after many years, even decades, such asthe State Public Library, which will be located next to the Estación de Francia. Others have taken less time but are already gaining momentum, such as the expansion of theMacbaand that of theMNACThe DHUB, with the recovered centrality of Plaça de les Glòries, also wants to step on the acceleratorwith a new stage. All in all, as Collboni himself has detailed, Barcelona will receive more than 10.6 billion euros in public investment over the next ten years, public investmentmost importantfrom the Olympic Games. A folder full of projects in increasingly turbulent times.
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