Urban Parking | Yantai will add at least five new public parking lots this year, enabling real-time mobile access to parking information.

The reporter learned from the Municipal Parking Lot Construction and Management Office that, This year, our city plans to build at least Five public parking lots have been added, providing an additional 2,000 off-street parking spaces. Meanwhile, , strive to complete the construction of the parking management platform by the end of the year, and citizens can download it. After downloading the app, you can access parking‑lot information and enjoy online navigation services.

Accelerate the development of the parking industry.

Parking management is a systemic social issue that requires coordinated efforts across all government departments and the active participation of the entire society. Jiang Guoqi, head of the Municipal Parking Administration, told reporters that, to improve citywide parking management, the administration is taking a three-pronged approach—planning, construction, and enforcement—to standardize parking秩序 and promote the coordinated development of urban transportation.

In terms of planning, to optimize the structure of parking facilities, refine the planning and layout of parking lots, and standardize parking management, the Parking Management Office coordinated with relevant departments, including urban planning and traffic police, to develop the “Yantai City Special Plan for Parking Facilities,” thereby further clarifying the direction for the development of parking facility construction and management in Yantai.

In terms of infrastructure development, we will accelerate the growth of the parking industry and actively promote the construction of public parking facilities. In 2018, the municipal government issued the “Notice on Preferential Policies for Investment in the Construction of Public Parking Facilities in Urban Areas.” In line with the spirit of this notice and adhering to the principle that “investors reap the benefits,” the city has actively encouraged governments at all levels, enterprises, and individuals to participate in the development of public parking facilities. “In 2019, we will coordinate with relevant departments and units to plan the construction of at least five public parking lots, adding 2,000 off-street parking spaces,” said Jiang Guoqi.

In terms of management, to strengthen the regulation of parking order and advance legislative efforts, thereby providing a legal basis for parking‑lot administration, In 2018, the municipal government promulgated the “Yantai City Parking Management Regulations,” which came into effect on February 1, 2019, intensifying efforts to regulate parking and further clarifying matters related to parking lot planning and construction, operation and management, as well as legal liabilities.

Enable mobile information access within the year.

In their daily lives, residents often find it difficult to locate parking spaces when driving to Yuhuangding Hospital for medical care or to Joy City for shopping. To address this issue, the Parking Management Office, while coordinating with relevant departments to strengthen the planning and construction of public parking facilities, has organized the development and implementation of a city‑wide parking management platform for Yantai.

“The platform comprises a parking guidance service system, a parking management service system, and a dynamic parking data exchange center,” said Jiang Guoqi, head of the Parking Office.

Among these, the parking guidance service system features navigation capabilities, which are expected to be operational by the end of this year. Once completed, citizens will be able to download it. The app provides real-time updates on parking availability and other dynamic information at various parking lots, quickly guiding drivers to parking facilities with available spaces.

“This subsystem can provide real-time updates on the number of available parking spaces at each lot, which can be easily accessed via a mobile app, enabling citizens to choose the best parking option and park quickly,” an official told reporters.

Going forward, the Municipal Parking Administration will continue to advance the development of the parking management platform, gradually rolling out online registration and filing for parking facilities, unified payment processing, and contactless parking fee collection. It will also progressively collect baseline data from all city‑wide parking lots and integrate this information into existing systems, thereby providing citizens with more comprehensive and convenient parking guidance services.

Remove illegally installed bollards and wheel locks.

While planning and constructing parking lots and parking spaces, in response to public concerns about issues such as illegally installed bollards and wheel locks, On July 5, the municipal urban management and traffic police departments conducted a joint enforcement operation, cracking down hard on illegal practices—such as the unauthorized installation of bollards and wheel locks near Wenhua Road—to seize parking spaces.

According to reports, many illegally installed bollards and wheel locks can be found on Cultural Lane 11 and Lane 14, and some businesses have even used large stones to occupy parking spaces. Enforcement officers have taken action against these sections of road. More than 120 obstacles have been cleared in a集中 operation.

It is reported that this marks the sixth joint enforcement operation between the traffic police and urban management authorities. Such initiatives have become routine, reflecting the city’s concerted efforts to accelerate parking‑lot development and management while intensifying crackdowns on violations. According to statistics, at present, the public security traffic police and urban management departments have removed a total of ground‑mounted bollards and wheel locks throughout the urban area. 3,739 cases were addressed, and more than 40 illegally occupied public spaces used for parking have been cleared.