Current traffic conditions in Dalian

"Several Suggestions for Solving the Fundamental Problems of Traffic Congestion in Dalian"

Due to the limitations of the natural geographical environment, urban development space and road construction cycle in Dalian, traffic congestion in Dalian City has been serious in recent years. The phenomenon is getting more and more serious. The analysis concluded that strengthening the regulation of motor vehicle usage and reducing the road occupancy of motor vehicles is the fundamental solution to the city's traffic congestion problem. In this regard, Song Baoqing made the following suggestions.

Increase parking fees for motor vehicles and control vehicle travel frequency.

Motor vehicles need to be parked for every trip. Parking fees are an important factor in the cost of vehicle use. Therefore, parking fees are also a very important economic lever to control traffic demand, especially for urban central areas. He said that raising parking fees can better regulate traffic demand and relieve traffic pressure than raising fuel taxes. According to reports, Shenzhen is adjusting the charging standards for motor vehicle parking fees. Parking fees in first-class areas in the city are increased to 21 yuan every three hours; in similar areas in Guangzhou, parking fees are 5 yuan every half hour; in Hong Kong, the parking fees are even higher. 20-30 HKD per hour. However, the current closed parking lots in the central area of ??our city only cost 3 yuan per hour. Even if you park for 3 hours, it only costs 9 yuan, which is lower than the cost of taking a taxi back and forth when traveling, not to mention those that only charge 1 yuan during the day. Paid parking and free street parking. This is the main reason for the high motor vehicle usage rate in our city. Therefore, the government must first speed up the construction of commercial parking lots and expand the coverage of parking charges, especially in the central areas of the city to eliminate free parking sections. Second, we must proceed from the actual situation of our city and follow the practices of Shenzhen and Guangzhou to increase parking fees (parking fees within 3 hours should not be lower than the fee for a round-trip taxi within 3 kilometers).

Accelerate the construction of public transportation networks and provide smooth travel conditions.

In recent years, Dalian has actively implemented the bus priority strategy and has successively built 3 bus hubs, 170 harbor-style bus stations, 56 kilometers of dedicated bus lanes and express rail lines 1, 2, and 3. Trams and the first dedicated BRT line in Northeast China were built and renovated, and 1,245 old buses were updated, which to a certain extent alleviated the problem of difficulty in taking buses. If we want to fundamentally reduce the road occupancy of motor vehicles and achieve the goal of getting people to abandon "private cars" and take "public buses", the municipal government needs to further increase the development of public transportation. At the beginning of this year, our city planned the "Five Horizontal and Five Vertical" plans, which to a certain extent alleviated the problem of difficulty in riding. If you want to fundamentally reduce the number of motor vehicles, the rapid transit system is a network skeleton, and construction has already begun. Recently, the Dalian subway project was also approved by the State Council. This laid a strong foundation for the construction of our city's bus network. Relevant departments should make full use of this favorable condition to speed up the construction of the bus network, increase the coverage of the bus network, shorten the ride radius, and provide smooth travel conditions for citizens. At the same time, we must seize the great opportunity provided by the State Council to expand investment in infrastructure construction and actively strive for state financial support.

Further increase the publicity of energy conservation and emission reduction, and encourage changes in travel modes.

In the past thirty years of reform and opening up, my country's national economy has developed rapidly, but it has also paid the price of excessive energy consumption and environmental pollution. Therefore, the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to guide social and economic development with the Scientific Outlook on Development, and build a resource-saving and environment-friendly society by adjusting the economic structure and transforming the mode of economic growth. The country also proposed in the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" outline that during the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, energy consumption per unit of GDP will be reduced by 20%, and the total emission of major pollutants will be reduced by 10%. As we all know, motor vehicles consume energy and pollute the environment. As a citizen, driving less or not driving is the best contribution to achieving energy conservation and emission reduction goals. First, the government should actively guide citizens to drive less or not to drive, encourage citizens to travel by bus or bicycle, further lower the threshold for free rides and bus fares, and introduce incentives and subsidies for commuting by bicycle. Second, we must restore and build bicycle sheds in the community and provide them to citizens for free to prevent "cyclists" from going upstairs. Third, the bicycle transportation network must be well planned and constructed to provide safe and convenient guarantee for citizens to travel by bicycle.