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Zaoyuan metro station (Line 4)metro stationparkingNanguan metro station (Fangshan line)metro stationparkingthe latest on Baidu Maps, 27 P+R parking lotswere identified (shown right and below).Metro lines connect suburbs with the rest of thecity with high-capacity and high-quality publictransport. The often central locations of metro stationsee large flows of daily passengers and metrostation areas are areas for prime economic urbandevelopment. The metro station area therefore isnot suitable for very low-value, space-consumingP+R facilities. Not only are big opportunities formore suitable land development lost, existing landuses are negatively affected by the depleting effectland used for on-ground P+R parking facilities.Further growth of P+R facilities is discouragedand redevelopment of existing P+R facilities isrecommended.7.8 Parking sharingShared parking is when variations in activitypatterns between different parking users can beaccommodated by sharing of parking spaces atdifferent times of the day, week, month and onspecial occasions.In Beijing, parking standard regulations dictatethe creation of parking space based on individualland uses. This leads to underutilization ofspace that takes away the possibility to developBeijing Parking, ITDP-China 1531 March 2015