How to solve the parking problem in the city?

First of all, scientific planning and construction should be carried out, and different parking supply strategies should be adopted in different regions. “For areas with relatively rigid parking demand, meeting the demand must still be the basic condition.”

Many cities In recent years, the construction of parking facilities has been strengthened to fill the parking gap. For example, Shenyang formulated a three-year action plan to solve parking difficulties last year and planned to solve the gap of 500,000 parking spaces; Xi'an issued a three-year action plan for new parking spaces last year, aiming to create 160,000 new parking spaces every year.

“Planning is the leader, construction is the main body, and management is the soul.” Professor Li Chaoyang said that currently some cities lack specialized agencies to coordinate parking issues, and management is scattered among different functional departments, such as traffic police and urban management departments. He suggested that the parking management system should be reformed, "it is the general trend to establish an integrated management system and transition from multi-head management to unified management."

More specifically, law enforcement should be strictly enforced and supervision should be strengthened. "Currently, the illegal costs of cars occupying urban roads and parking indiscriminately are low, and joint law enforcement should be strengthened." Professor Li Chaoyang said that currently, the traffic police's law enforcement authority covers illegal parking on motor lanes and non-motorized lanes, and the urban management law enforcement authority covers illegal parking on sidewalks. The law enforcement authority of the landscaping and greening department is illegal parking within the green belt of the road.

Associate Professor Li Ruimin also believes that certain parking demand management measures should be taken to deal with inappropriate parking demand and some corresponding areas that discourage on-demand parking, such as regional parking charges and strict law enforcement.

In addition, existing parking facilities should be utilized scientifically and rationally. "For example, by setting up temporary parking spaces, sharing parking resources between different units, and sharing parking spaces in a time-sharing manner, we can alleviate the problem of parking difficulties in certain areas and within a certain period of time." Li Ruimin said.

This year’s “Government Work Report” proposes to improve living service facilities such as convenience markets, convenience stores, pedestrian streets, and parking lots.

Currently, many cities have proposed measures to encourage the sharing of parking spaces, such as opening parking spaces within government agencies and institutions to the public for sharing. Readers have praised these new measures. Li Wei, a reader from Mianyang City, Sichuan, said that providing vacant parking spaces in government compounds to nearby residents can alleviate the difficulty of parking at night, is safe and convenient, and avoids wasting parking resources.

In order to alleviate parking difficulties, technology can also play a big role. New technologies should be fully utilized to improve parking information service levels. Professor Li Chaoyang suggested the introduction of smart parking technology, for example, prompting the availability of parking spaces in adjacent garages, and introducing new technologies such as electronic payment and Bluetooth to increase parking capacity. The reporter learned that some cities have already launched smart parking systems, allowing citizens to check in real time and reserve parking spaces remotely.

Many readers also expressed their opinions on the difficulty of parking in residential areas. "Property management must be done willingly, truly and well!" Yu Zuiling, a reader from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, said that the vehicles in her community are well managed, and car owners must register their vehicles when they check in. Parking spaces in the community are first come, first served; you can leave the key Leave it to the property management staff so that the car can be moved out of the way when necessary; morning and night, the property management staff will assign dedicated personnel to direct the vehicles in and out.