The reconversion of cities is increasingly evident.

The way of understanding mobility has changed radically in a few years.

The arrival of electric cars and the restrictions are leading to a transformation of city centers, including

Madrid

.

A reorientation that also has a direct effect on the council's portfolio, which from 2019 to 2021 stopped entering

16 million euros

from the collection of

parking meters

.

Specifically, the collection three years ago was 73.4 million and last year 57.4 million.

The most affected district was

Salamanca

with 25% less collection, going from 11.7 to 8.7 million.

They were followed by Chamberí and Chamartín (-24%).

These three areas stand out for being the location of many company offices.

In fact, one of the reasons that the City Council provides for these declines is the promotion of

teleworking

caused by the pandemic and the risk of contagion from Covid-19.

To this was added the prohibition of entry of vehicles with

environmental label A

, in January 2020. This label corresponds to gasoline cars registered before the year 2000, and to diesel cars prior to the year 2006.

On the other hand, the districts where this downward trend has been least noted are: Retiro (-19%) decreasing from 8.4 to 6.8 million;

Tetouan (-21%), from 8.1 to 6.4M;

and Moncloa-Aravaca (-3%), from 4.2 to 4.1M.

There are currently more than

151,000 parking meters

spread over eight districts with a Regulated Parking Service Area (SER Area).

The districts in which they are located are Chamartín, Arganzuela, Tetuán, Salamanca, Chamberí Retiro, Fuencarral-El Pardo, Moncloa-Aravaca, Centro.

In this order are the areas that accumulate more devices.

For 2022 it seems that the figures will increase slightly.

In fact, an 8% rise has already been experienced, if we compare the

first six months of 2022

with those of 2021. The districts that lead it are Fuencarral-El Pardo, Arganzuela and Chamartín, which have risen by 13% on average.

It is surprising that Salamanca is the only one that loses 2%, more than 100,000 euros.

During the last year, payment zones have been expanded in the neighborhoods

of Puerta del Ángel and Los Cármenes

with 48 parking meters, corresponding to the district of La Latina, where there are already nearly 2,000;

and in

Ventas and Colinas

with 118, from Ciudad Lineal, which has already exceeded 5,000 devices.

In total, 170 have been installed so far this year, adding a total of 4,057 throughout the city.

Generally, this restriction is applied so that residents have an

easier time parking

their cars on the streets.

And, it is the residents themselves who have voted for the establishment in these neighborhoods.

In 2020, revenues fell markedly, although this one does have an obvious reason: the four-month confinement.

Specifically, the total collection was 47.6M, 35% less than in 2019. The most affected areas were Chamartín and Arganzuela and Chamartín with 38% less, followed by Fuencarral-El pardo (-37%).

Last January, the City Council tightened the regulations for these areas.

The new

Sustainable Mobility Ordinance

establishes that, if high levels of pollution are registered in the city, citizens will have to pay from 60 to 100% more.

A measure in which vehicles with a distinctive ECO and 0 label are not included.

In the city of Madrid there are

1.4 million passenger cars

.

Most of them belong to the eight main metered districts.

In fact, they have an average of 43.2 cars per 100 inhabitants, with Chamartín being the area with the highest rate of passenger cars, 51 cars.

According to data from the City Council itself, the most a user has ever paid in the last six months is 15.8 euros for parking their car for four hours in the blue zone of the Castellana neighborhood (Salamanca).

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