The Completion of the Parking Lot Keep Traffic Smooth and Orderly during the Event

It is said that， according to the planning and design of the supporting facilities of the Beijing International HorticulturalExpo（BIHE）， the parking lot of theBIHE is set up in accordance with the temporary parking lot requirement， which covers 106．04 hectares of land and offers2281 large parking spaces and 17907 small parking spaces．

At the beginning of March this year， the temporary parking lot operation team of theBIHE entered the site to carry outtheinstallation of operation facilitiesanddebugging of ancillary facilities， includingtheinstallationofmonitoring and broadcasting， internal traffic signs， solar street lights， and the construction of gate foundation． The transportation capacity guarantee work was progressing in an orderly manner as planned． Operational debugging is completed on schedule and it’s now available for use．

During theevent， the temporary parking fees are differentiated． For the nearest parkingspaces， privatecars are10 yuan per time， the others are20 yuan per time； and for thedistant parkingspaces， privatecars is 5 yuan per time，the others are10 yuan per time，while busses are parked free of charge．

Li Minwei， deputy director of Yanqing District Transportation Bureau， told reporters that all parking lots are operated in a mode of fast pole lifting and fee paying when entering and leaving． In order to reduce queuing time， the license plate recognition system is installed at the entrance and exit of the near parking lot， and the functions of online payment of parking fees such as WeChat and Alipay are assisted． It can provide car owners with a no stopping experience after payment in advance and relieve congestion．

It is worth mentioning that in order to create a green travel environment， bicycle parking areas have been set up in line S2 railway station and P4 and P5 parking lots of theBIHE Park． The second phase of public bicycle construction project in Yanqing District has also planned and designed 115 sets of public bicycle equipments at four locations around thePark． The operation enterprises will formulate the schemes of public bicycle dispatching during theBIHE and manage the parking order well．

In addition， the temporary parking lot of theBIHE also takes the opportunity of hosting theBIHE to introduce a new time－sharing leasing format． It is planned to allocate 140 special parking spaces and 120 shared vehicles in 13 outlets， such asthetransportation hub， Expo， commercial area and major tourist attractions， to highlight the concept of shared economy． TheBIHE site is located in the P4 parking lot near gate 1 of the main entrance of thePark， and 20 parking spaces with fast charging piles are reserved． At the same time， the P4 parking lot also provides taxi drop－off and parking areas to facilitate taxi access tovisitors， improve taxi convenience and meet diversified travel needs．

Li Minwei， deputy director of the Yanqing District Transportation Bureau， said that special parking plan for Yanqing District would be formulated and management strengthened according to the unified arrangement of Beijing． When the number of public parking facilities can not meet the parking needs of residents in a short time， we should make full use of the resources in the road to solve the problem． Meanwhile， we should strengthen the parking management technology and law enforcement of temporary parking lots in theBIHE so as tokeep traffic smooth and orderly in the urban area during the BIHE．