Baixa de Lisboa, o Subúrbio

Numa reportagem de 2015, alguns dos habitantes da Baixa falam das suas deslocações diárias para fora da sua área de residência em direção ao trabalho, dos problemas de limpeza urbana e segurança, assim como a sua expectativa em morar em locais mais atrativos que o seu bairro suburbano:

Joana Nogueira, 28 anos, foi morar para a Baixa lisboeta há três anos e desloca-se para o seu trabalho em Queluz através do IC 19. Partilha com um amigo o arrendamento de um apartamento na Rua de São Nicolau. Também ele, António Matos, tem-se de deslocar para o seu trabalho em Almada, recorrendo à bicicleta e o cacilheiro. Joana e António partilham o enorme descontentamento pelo progressivo degradar da qualidade de vida nesta zona da cidade devido ao estacionamento abusivo, falta de higiene do espaço público e mesmo tráfico de droga. César Laia que vive na Rua dos Bacalhoeiros e também trabalha fora de Lisboa, aponta outro problema: "a abertura de lojas de fraca qualidade, sempre viradas para captar dinheiro aos turistas". António Matos está tão descontente com este cenário que vê como muito provável a possibilidade de abandonar a zona: "Sair todos os dias de casa e assistir a cenas decepcionantes dá-me vontade de sair…". O presidente da Junta de Freguesia anunciou a tentativa de resolver alguns problemas, nomeadamente criando mais quatro dezenas de lugares de estacionamento para residentes na Rua da Prata.

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