Beijing: Measures for the paid public access to parking facilities are expected to be issued by the end of September.

On July 26, the 14th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 15th Beijing Municipal People’s Congress continued. Li Wei, Director of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee and head of the enforcement inspection team, delivered a report on the implementation of the “Beijing Regulations on Motor Vehicle Parking,” the “Beijing Regulations on Non-Motorized Vehicle Management,” and the “Decision of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress on Amending the Measures for Implementing the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing.” The report noted that the city’s road‑parking reform and electronic‑payment initiatives are progressing in an orderly manner. In the six central districts and Tongzhou District, more than 40,000 on‑street parking spaces have been designated. According to the relevant regulations, by the end of September this year, the “Measures on the Paid Public Access to Parking Facilities” will be promulgated; by the end of October, the “Administrative Measures for Vehicles Used in the Express Delivery and Food‑Delivery Sectors” will be formulated and issued; and in 2020, the “Implementation Measures for the Parking Credit Mechanism” will be released, with efforts underway to promptly establish a system of parking‑related credit incentives and joint punitive measures.

Road parking spaces have been designated in the six central districts and Tongzhou District. Over 40,000

Li Wei stated that this year… Since May, seven enforcement inspection teams have conducted on-site inspections in multiple locations across the six central districts and Tongzhou District, held eight symposiums, and coordinated with the standing committees of the people’s congresses in 16 districts to carry out enforcement inspections, while also commissioning a third-party organization to conduct an investigation.

Since the “Parking Regulations” came into effect on May 1 last year, the principles of “parking in designated spaces, paying for parking, and being penalized for illegal parking” have been fully implemented. The city’s road‑side parking reform and electronic‑payment system have advanced steadily, virtually eliminating arbitrary charges, unauthorized fees, and negotiated rates, thereby addressing public concerns about where roadside‑parking revenues go. On routes under electronic payment, instances of improper parking have dropped sharply, yielding a noticeable improvement in traffic congestion. In the six central districts and Tongzhou District, more than 40,000 on‑street parking spaces have been marked. From the launch of the road‑side parking reform on January 1 this year through mid‑July, vehicles parked in these newly designated spaces totaled 2.71 million, with cumulative service requests reaching 12.61 million and 6.18 million billing orders generated, achieving a 71% rate of actual payment. Twenty-six hutongs, including those around Wangfujing and Nanluoguxiang, now operate on a no‑parking basis. Progress has also been made in residential‑parking‑area certification: in the six central districts, 29,600 eligible vehicles have obtained residential permits.

Since the “Non-Motorized Vehicle Regulations” and the “Decision” came into effect on November 1 last year, policies regarding non-motorized vehicle registration and licensing, as well as the three-year transition period for over‑standard electric bicycles, have been steadily implemented. As of the end of April, 2.296 million temporary license plates had been issued for such vehicles, and a total of 457,000 electric bicycle registrations have been processed citywide. The number of shared bicycles has been reduced from 2.35 million in 2017 to 1.91 million by the end of last year, with more than 19,000 designated parking and no‑parking zones established. Delivery vehicles are now subject to “five‑unified” management—uniform labeling, coding, insurance coverage, technical standards, and personnel training.

There are issues such as insufficient exploitation of existing parking resources.

Li Wei explained that the inspection identified issues in five key areas. First, there is insufficient exploitation of existing parking resources, resulting in low utilization rates for parking spaces. Public buildings, including those operated by social entities, fail to effectively share and utilize their allocated parking spaces; some underground parking facilities charge excessively high fees, and others remain underused or are repurposed for other purposes. Second, illegal parking occurs frequently, and routine management remains inadequate. At present, parking秩序 around hospitals, schools, and other such locations urgently requires improvement; problems persist, such as illegal parking on critical road segments and the unauthorized occupation of parking spaces designated for electric vehicles, while enforcement力度 and coverage remain insufficient. Third, electric tricycles and quadricycles lack effective oversight, leading to widespread violations of traffic regulations and significant safety risks.

In addition, vehicle management in sectors such as express delivery and food delivery remains inadequate. At present, no industry‑specific vehicle‑management regulations have been promulgated, and some companies continue to operate large numbers of vehicles that fail to meet national standards. Meanwhile, violations such as running red lights, speeding, and driving against traffic are widespread. Finally, the deployment, use, and management of internet‑based bike‑sharing services still lack a sound, evidence‑based approach; in some cases, operators even fail to refund deposits promptly.

Next year, measures for implementing the parking credit system will be introduced.

In response to these issues, the report puts forward four recommendations. First, it calls for expediting the refinement of relevant regulations, supporting rules, and standards, while setting clear deadlines. The “Parking Regulations” explicitly mandate the formulation of 12 supporting regulatory measures; to date, three remain pending. By the end of September this year, the “Measures for the Paid Public Access of Parking Facilities” are to be promulgated. In addition, the “Standards for Parking Spaces Required in Public Buildings” will be issued, and by 2020, the “Implementation Measures for the Parking Credit Mechanism” will be released, with efforts underway to promptly establish a parking‑related credit‑based reward system and a joint punitive mechanism.

Involve There are a total of four supporting systems and measures for the “Non-Motorized Vehicle Regulations” and the “Decision”; three have already been promulgated, and by the end of October this year, the “Administrative Measures for Vehicles Used in the Express Delivery, Food Delivery, and Other Industries” must be formulated and issued. For those supporting regulations that fail to be released on schedule, the municipal government shall, in accordance with the provisions of the “Beijing Municipal Regulations on the Formulation of Local Regulations,” submit an explanation of the situation to the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress.

The report’s second recommendation is to rigorously enforce traffic regulations to maintain orderly traffic flow, and to subject vehicles that repeatedly park illegally at the same location to joint punitive measures under a parking‑credit system. Third, address pressing public concerns in accordance with the law, including, where conditions permit, establishing time‑limited parking spaces on nearby road segments during nighttime to meet residents’ parking needs, and setting up “stop‑and‑go” parking spots around schools to minimize disruptions to surrounding traffic. Fourth, further strengthen the technological support for regulatory enforcement.

The express delivery industry plans to gradually replace electric three-wheelers with new-energy trucks.

The Municipal Bureau of Commerce and other departments submitted a report on… A written report on the implementation of the “Two Regulations and One Decision.” The Municipal Bureau of Commerce stated that, under the “Decision of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress on Amending the Measures of Beijing Municipality for Implementing the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China,” it is required to promulgate management measures governing the use of vehicles in sectors such as express delivery and food delivery.

The Municipal Bureau of Commerce and the Municipal Postal Administration, in coordination with relevant departments, are jointly conducting research in accordance with… Adopting a work approach of “addressing both symptoms and root causes through comprehensive measures,” we will encourage key enterprises to initiate the establishment of the “Beijing Last-Mile Delivery Service Enterprises Alliance,” which will introduce an industry self-regulatory code for electric three-wheeled delivery vehicles. We will also guide enterprises in promoting and applying new-energy vehicles, and strive to grant preferential traffic access within the Fifth Ring Road to new-energy freight vehicles used for transporting essential goods and everyday consumer products.