Paying for parking at beaches is a topic that continues to be debated, both on the network and in public. After the Sud-Ouest publication of calculations by his former finance assistant, Mayor Emmanuel Alzuri stated that “the figures presented by Isabelle Charritton, the elected opposition to paid parking are incorrect”. “Paid parking is for 1,200 spaces, not 2,000, as the article states.
The City expects to earn around 500,000 euros in revenue. The parking component includes the installation of parking meters in car parks, creation of a brigade consisting eight agents who are responsible for parking control, and its equipping with electricly assisted equipment and bicycles. The costs for devices that encourage alternative vehicles to the private vehicle are also included: six bicycle parks at six beaches, and surveillance of four parks in season. It is expected that the shuttle will carry twice as many passengers, or 100,000 people, which is considered “realistic”. This half-million euro will be used to fund a program of footbridges and cycle paths in the future.
