Beijing-parking-ITDP-China

5.4 Shenzhen, ChinaIn early 2014 Shenzhen’s car ownership exceeded2.75 million cars, with a monthly increase of40,000, resulting in traffic congestion duringpeak hours. The city government launched a pilotprojects for on-street parking reform by March2014 to regulate and manage on-street parkingin an effort to reduce parking demand and cartravel for daily use and make better use of publicresources. The project was implemented using thefollowing phases:Phase I: Planning & Design of on-streetparking zonesTraffic surveys, parking supply and demandsurveys provided insights into current parkingpractices in Based on the surveys four pilot areaswere identified and include 1,673 on-street parkingspaces. These areas had no parking fee at thattime. Start of the operation of the system was setfor 1 July 2014.Phase II: Issuing new parking price policyand public hearingPrevious plans for parking price policies, developedin 2012 and 2013, were presented at publichearings and inputs used in revisions of thepolicy. The new parking prices, which only applyto the four pilot areas, were set as shown in thetable below.which parking payment automatically starts. Theother payment option is by cell phone app. PDAsfor parking inspectors, as well as a data managementcenter, which can communicate with all theequipment, were part of the technology provision.Phase IV: OperationFor the operation of the new parking system,three phases were used:●●Step 1: During one month the governmentpublicized the upcoming changes, explainingwhy the system is needed and how it works;●●Step 2: During one month the system wason trial. The operator was able to test andimprove and drivers were given the chance totry out the system. Parking was not yet paidfor during the trial stage;●●Step 3: Start of formal operation from 1 July2014.The inspection of parking payment complianceis done by the Shenzhen Road TrafficManagement Center. When a parked car has notpaid, the parking inspector records all necessaryinformation using a handheld PDA, which printsa note that is put on the car’s windshield andautomatically sends the record of parking violationto the Traffic Police. The Traffic Police cansubsequently act on surcharging, and car towing.Parking prices (RMB per 30 minutes)Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3TimeFirst 30 After first First 30 After firstAfter firstFirst 30minmins 30 mins mins 30 mins30 minsWeekday Daytime5 10 3 6 2 4Weekend (7:30-21:00) 2 4 1.5 2.5 1 1.5Night time (21:00-7:30)FreePhase III: Project tendering & constructionFollowing the planning and design of thezones and system, the Shenzhen Road TrafficManagement Center, under the ShenzhenTransport Center, tendered out the provision oftechnology. The parking technology consists ofparking sensors, an on-board tag and a cell phoneapp. Tags can be bought at parking service centersas well as online. The on-street sensors automaticallyrecognize a car with a tag installed, afterOfficial data from the first month of operationshows:●●63,807 clients have registered in the systemand 82% of this number used the cellphoneapp;●●The average daily occupancy rate is 42.31%and the turnover rate is 5.26;●●80 inspectors are distributed among the fourpilot areas;●●PDAs recorded 26,523 violations, includingBeijing Parking, ITDP-China 1141 March 2015