the Town Hall will suggest a tripling of parking charges through the “citizen vote” | EUROtoday

During the “citizen vote” which can be organized on February 4, Paris City Hall will suggest a tripling of parking charges for tall and heavy automobiles referred to as SUVs (sport utility automobileleisure all-terrain automobile), introduced Friday December 8 the socialist mayor of the capital, Anne Hidalgo.

If the “yes” wins the query “For or against the creation of a specific rate for the parking of heavy, bulky, polluting individual cars? »SUV drivers who are not residents of the capital, nor professionals, will have to pay an hourly rate of 18 euros for the central districts and 12 euros for the outer districts, specified his deputy for mobility, l ecologist David Belliard.

A weight of 1.6 tonnes for thermal and hybrid vehicles

In its proposal, the Town Hall set the weight thresholds to apply these rates to “1.6 tonnes for thermal and hybrid vehicles” and to “2 tonnes for electric vehicles”that are all the identical “pollutants with their braking system and tires which emit a lot of fine particles”introduced Anne Hidalgo.

According to Mr. Belliard, thermal and hybrid automobiles weighing greater than 1.6 tonnes characterize “around 10% of the park”. On a relentless foundation, out of round 70,000 automobile parking tickets generated every day within the capital, 7,000 SUVs would subsequently be affected, he advised Agence France-Presse (AFP).

“In the event of a “yes” victory on this query, Parisian residents and professionals is not going to be affected”nor disabled individuals who have proof, additionally underlined M^me Hidalgo. Free parking may also be maintained for all automobiles through the night time and on Sundays.

“Accelerate this ecological transition”

Although it’s lowered to a restricted variety of automobiles, the initiative of the Town Hall “aims to accelerate this ecological transition in which we tackle air pollution”as a result of “the bigger it is, the more it pollutes”declared the socialist mayor about SUVs.

In addition to this query regarding well being, limiting the presence of SUVs within the capital by these tripled costs goals to enhance “road safety, because the bigger it is, the greater the risk of accident, particularly for children or vulnerable groups”justified M^me Hidalgo. There “third reason” which justifies the vote is to “better share public space which is not free”.

According to M^me Hidalgo, these worth will increase might convey further income of 35 million euros for the town.

The “voting”, which is aimed toward residents of the capital, will happen on February 4 in thirty-six voting areas, with out proxy or digital voting, detailed the deputy common secretary of the town, Laurence Girard.