Remember, that was in 2013, the last year of Pierre Cohen’s mandate. In connection with the pedestrianization of the streets around the Place du Capitole, the municipality had decided to reverse the entry and exit directions of the Capitole underground car park with a new route for motorists via the rue du Weight-de-l ‘Oil. Amendment n ° 3 to the concession contract between the Metropolis and the company Indigo, signed on January 30, 2013, provided for an assessment in the event that these changes would have had a negative impact on attendance and therefore the turnover of the Park.

A sharp drop was indeed observed between 2012 and 2013. And the Indigo group came knocking on the door of the community for the first time to review the financial conditions of the contract. Then, in 2020, the company seized the administrative court, believing that pedestrianization had impacted its turnover. Amount of compensation requested: € 7.9 million for the period 2012-2018. This time, the Metropolis responded by agreeing on the damage but rejecting the calculation method. Finally, through a mediator appointed by the president of the tribunal, an agreement was reached, the details of which were exposed during a deliberation of June 24, 2021 of Toulouse Métropole. In short, the Metropolis will not pay compensation but will grant two additional years of concession (until 2028). Other clauses appearing in the agreement, such as the elimination of certain fees on the one hand, but also, on the other, for the benefit of the community, the increase in the quota of resident parking spaces and the securing of the bicycle space. . To this day, the agreement remains pending court approval.