“We will soon launch a project […] so that people can use the [Navegante] pass without paying for parking in some car parks that are on the outskirts of the city”.

Carlos Moedas was speaking during a visit to the construction work of a municipal underground car park, in Entrecampos, budgeted at 16 million euros and which is part of the Armed Forces' allotment operation.

The Armed Forces' subdivision operation includes the construction of 476 affordable housing units, as well as the creation of green spaces and nearby commerce.

Regarding the car park, with 576 spaces, Carlos Moedas said that it will increase the supply of parking for public use in the area “not only to serve residents”, but also to “dissuade people from taking their car to the city centre”.

However, according to the mayor, this park will not be one of those that can be used free of charge by Navegante pass holders.

He explained, that this could be the case with the car parks being built in Pontinha and Telheiras, which are “dissuasive” parks “in the sense that people pay little” to park and do not take their cars to the city centre.

“We are here creating some ideas to develop and have more parking for those who want to be in the city and then use public transport within the city. I think this is what we are heading towards, towards a green, carbon-neutral city […]. Therefore, we have to have these solutions so that cars are parked and not create traffic in the middle of the city”, he explained.