Un wishful speech with the false air of a balance sheet painted green? The opposite would have been surprising. Yes, Pierre Hurmic “projects himself into the future” but not yet into the upcoming electoral deadlines. A coquetry for his penultimate wishes before the crucial year 2026 and its electoral month of March. Little doubt though. The mayor of Bordeaux will not pass his turn as public action is an art that takes place over the long term.
During the 2025 wish ceremony to the press, this Thursday, January 16, at the Palais-Rohan, Pierre Hurmic preferred to roll out the ball of the “Bordeaux promise” which, he explained, was to take “the turn of the ecological bifurcation. He worked to demonstrate this, covering all aspects of municipal policies: greening, social, housing, sports, economy, culture, security, etc.
Curiously, the “Bordeaux promise” echoes the “French promise”, formulated by Prime Minister François Bayrou in his general policy speech. No regional solidarity, however. The Palois was gratified with a few sweet, but above all bitter, words from the Bordelais: “A poor speech, not up to par… The Prime Minister is not the man for the job. »
SUV tax at the end of January
A few announcements should be kept in mind in this agreed exercise. “Getting the city moving cannot be done without inconveniences,” explains Pierre Hurmic. He even goes so far as to claim the spirit of this sentence pronounced by Alain Juppé, his predecessor who said: “We weren't just annoying people, we were building a different living environment for them. »
“The future is small cars, they take up less space, they are less dangerous in the event of an accident”
And Pierre Hurmic announced the upcoming implementation of pricing on vehicle weights, in this case an SUV tax, as in Paris. Parking will be more expensive for heavier vehicles. “The future is small cars, they take up less space, they are less dangerous in the event of an accident,” explains the mayor. The details of this measure will be revealed at the end of January.
Metro is too much
On the solar energy side, Pierre Hurmic praised his results and promised that the submarine base would be the largest urban solar energy production unit in the country at the end of the year. We knew about his project to cover the ring road with solar panels. The councilor added a new element to the pot: providing the Simone-Veil bridge with shades equipped with solar panels. “This bridge will be able to live, especially in summer, thanks to this equipment. I spoke to Rem Khoolhas about it [l’architecte du pont, NDLR]his agency is working on it seriously, the feasibility remains to be seen. » To be continued.
Two days earlier, Christine Bost, president of the Metropolis, explained, during her return, that, despite her reservations, the metro project would be studied from top to bottom to decide whether or not to launch it. For Pierre Hurmic, it's a no. Firm and definitive. “Everything is achievable, but at what cost? » he asks. “It’s unrealistic. In Toulouse, it cost 130 million euros per kilometer, our basement has nothing to do with theirs. It was the mayor who was woken up in the middle of the night by the buildings collapsing on rue de la Rousselle who said this. The cost is staggering for an unreasonable project. »
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