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Beijing to Raise Downtown Car Parking Fees

Beijing will raise car-parking fees in its downtown areas to ease traffic congestion in the capital city. However, the city will not impose restrictions on the private ownership of cars, according to a June 15 report on www.chinadaily.com.cn that cited a communications official.

Liu Xiaoming, deputy director of the Beijing Communication Commission, said traffic jams have become a problem in this city of more than 11 million people, and the city will not adopt a laissez-faire attitude in addressing the issue.

The municipal government will take necessary measures to regulate traffic volume in downtown areas using parking fees and the availability of parking lots as tools, Liu said. And to facilitate this, the city will construct large parking grounds along the Fifth Ring Road around the city. Residents may choose to park their cars there and take public transportation when travelling within the city.