Toulouse. Parking will be free throughout the town for two weeks, at the beginning of August
By Guillaume Laurent
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Time clocks smoke holidays! Like every summer, the town hall of Toulouse led wires device parking free, at the beginning of August 2022, throughout the municipality. What there is to know.
In the city center and outside the city center
Pendant The free parking system in Toulouse the first 15 days of August was first set up in 2007 by Jean-Luc Moudenc during his first term as mayor. “It concerns the entire perimeter of paid on-street parking, recalls the municipality, in the city center as well as outside the city center. Underground car parks are obviously not affected.
16,600 free places, from 1uh to August 15
In total, these are more than 16,600 places which are thus freely accessible. In the eyes of the town hall, it is a measure “attractiveness” to support commercial activity in the Pink City, traditionally deserted by Toulouse residents during this summer period.
“This initiative contributes to the attractiveness of the city center to tourists at a time when traffic is less important”.
And for subscribers residing in the stay?
For subscribers to parking residentwhich has been widely deployed in the streets of Toulouse in recent years, the town hall indicates that ” the withdrawal of the (bi)weekly subscription remains possible during this period: the paid time will be carried over beyond the free period”.
On the eve of the introduction of automated plate control
Free will therefore be in effect from monday 1uh to Monday August 15, 2022 inclusive. From Tuesday 16, on the other hand, you must not forget to go through the parking meter to pay for your parking lot… Especially since it is on that day that the famous “Lapi device”, generalizing video-verbalization, and establishing in the streets of Toulouse the automated plate reading registration by two municipal vehicles.
Practical information :
Additional information from Allô Toulouse on 05 61 222 222 (free call from a landline).
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