Six new car parks in Lisbon by 2025
The Lisbon Municipal Mobility and Parking Company (EMEL) announced on Friday six new car parks by 2025, with more than 3,200 spaces, which represents 57% of the €58 million investment planned for 2022-2025.
“For 2022 we foresee the construction of the Lumiar Market Parkparagraph 2024 or Pátio das Sedas, which is a park located in the parish of Campo de Ouriqueand then to 2025 the Bensaúde Park, Maria da Fonte, Alto de São João and Pontinha Nortethe latter is the one that will be the great deterrent park, which is next to the future Feira Popular and which will be a park that will house a significant number of vehicles, in the order of 1,800 seats”, said the president of EMEL, Luís Natal Marques.
As part of the creation of the company on the municipal budget for 2022, carried out by videoconference, with the deputies of the Lisbon Municipal Assembly, the president presented the company’s activity plan, in which it is foreseen “for the 2022-2025 term of office to of six new car parks, with over 3,200 spaces”.
Regarding the car park for Pontinha, Luís Natal said that the metropolitan issue of Lisbon, problems related to the intervention of land ownership, which are also located in Amadora, in addition to the need for the projects to be “triple approved” by the municipalities. .
discounts for residents
Regarding the application of the 50% discount on EMEL parking for residents of the capital, a measure proposed by the municipal executive, the president of the municipal company said that for this the parking regulation must be changed and it is necessary to reach all 24 parishes in the city.
“If there are parishes in which EMEL is not, for example Marvila and Alcântara, in order to give this benefit to residents in some way, we have to be in the parishes, otherwise we will not know who the residents are for them to be able to at the end of Accounts subscribe to this benefit of the 50% discount”, ex Luís Marques, referring that the registration must be registered as such and the measure will work through the mobile application or the parking meters.
Oversight
No control control, area that occupies “practically 50% of the company’s staff”which is foreseen for the approval of the supervisory authorities, the use of a verification car, which is updated from, including the National Commission for the Protection of Authorities (CN) (CN).
“It is a fallacy and an urban myth thinking that EMEL lives off the finesit’s fake, 5% to 6% that EMEL charges is only related to administrative offenses“, indicated Luís Natal Marques, referring that the major source of revenue has to do with residents and non-residents who “religiously pay for parkingmost people comply with the payment”.
The president of EMEL also said that the company “even loses money” with the finesadding that “the commitments and management of the towed parks are a ruin for the company”.
In terms of investment for the period 2022-2025, the total amount foreseen by the municipal company “approaches 58 million euros”, in which investment parks absorb 57%, said the official, estimating “a progressive and progressive revolution ” of revenues, after the fall of the last two years due to the covid-19.
In addition to car parks, EMEL wants to invest in the expansion of the network continued shared GIRA.
Regarding the cycling network, there are 39 kilometers of bike lanes built and 17.5 kilometers under project to be carried out by EMELadvanced.
Luís Natal Marques highlighted the investment in chargers for still electric vehicles, with a target in each EMEL car park.