The Port of Ibiza restricts parking at the Marina to promote pedestrianisation
05/07/2013The Port of Ibiza is to introduce paid parking at the Marina to revitalise the area and promote pedestrianisation after reaching an agreement with the Town Council and taking into account the opinion and needs of residents and traders. Car park access will be controlled by an automatic barrier system which will subsequently allow cars to exit after they have paid the corresponding fee based on the time they have used the car park. In agreement with the Ibiza Town Council, the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has approved tariffs of €1.20 per hour in low season and €2.40 per hour during the months of June, July, August and September. The APB-managed car park will have around one hundred spaces and will come into service during the month of July when the barriers and ticket machines are ready. Residents and traders Marina residents, defined by the Council according to the criteria established by the town hall, will be charged a special rate which will be the same as the tariff applied to residents in the town’s controlled parking zones. The APB will regulate the right to these special rates according to the resident census validated by the Town Council. In turn, traders and distributors registered by the APB will be given a certain amount of time without charge to unload and load goods to supply the Marina’s businesses. This scheme aims to increase vehicle turnover in a unique area linking the port and the town which this week ceased to handle domestic maritime traffic. This traffic has now been moved to the Botafoc Quays. After the removal of the Perspex fencing that separated the restricted area of the port from the town thus opening up pedestrian access to the sea, the APB has allocated one of the traffic lanes for parking to increase the amount of space solely for pedestrians on the quayside.
