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The Sintra Municipal Parking Company (EMES) will introduce paid parking near Praia Grande and Praia das Maçãs between 1 June and 30 September, despite motions against it from the Colares parish and various petitions. According to an official source from EMES speaking to Lusa this Thursday, parking near Praia Grande and...
With 74% of parking payments made digitally last year, EMEL plans to remove parking meters from the city and invest in digital payments via its application.
The car park will be free for all Navegante pass holders, who can then continue their journey using public transport or the GIRA bicycle network.
Lisbon City Council has inaugurated the Condes de Carnide Navegante Park, the seventh free car park for public transport pass holders between 7:30 am and 9:00 pm. Mayor Carlos Moedas stated that this initiative aims to encourage the transition from private to public transport. The new facility, located near the Carnide and Colégio Militar metro stations, offers 387 parking spaces, including electric vehicle charging points. The council plans to open three more such parks in the near future to further reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality in the city.
The suspension of tariffs allows for “refocusing the car park's use on its main function, short-term rotation and support for passenger pick-up and drop-off,” says STCP Serviços. The CDU criticised the decision.
Starting April 1st, the current pricing structure will only include one special rate: a prepaid card for parking up to 72 hours, priced at 20 euros.
Until now, users paid three euros for 24 hours, 5.50 euros for up to 48 hours, and 10 euros for up to 72 hours.
A public parking silo in Armação de Pêra has reopened for the summer season, offering drivers additional parking in one of the Algarve’s busiest coastal areas. The facility, located between The post Paid car park reopens in Armação de Pêra appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The municipality will hold talks with the concessionaire, but the terms and the scale of the increase are not yet known. The municipal budget grew by 98 million due to the incorporation of the previous year's surplus.
Sintra City Council is set to increase parking fees and extend paid parking zones to two of the municipality's largest beaches. The decision was approved at a council meeting and includes the creation or expansion of metered parking zones in several parishes across the municipality.
The comedian was visibly very annoyed by the current state of many car parks.
Sintra City Council says it will begin an assessment of the need to create parking spaces in the municipality.
The private equity fund CVC Capital Partners, through its infrastructure arm CVC DIF, announced on Thursday the acquisition of iPark, a car-park management and mobility services company operating across the Iberian Peninsula, from the US firm Elliott Investment Management. The value of the transaction, which is expected to be finalised this year, is subject to ...
With its budget approved on 17 December with the favourable votes of Chega and with full confidence in final validation by the Municipal Assembly, Carlos Moedas’s administration is turning its attention to the changes for 2026 affecting municipal companies. Among these, EMEL will change the parking exemption regime for cars ...
Free parking will be available and the Chiado district will be closed to motor traffic on weekends throughout the festive period.
