Five new small and micro parking lots have been built in Xianning’s urban area, helping to ease the parking shortage.

The reporter learned yesterday that, in order to alleviate parking difficulties in the city’s central urban area and prevent sidewalks from becoming crowded with both pedestrians and vehicles, the Municipal Administration Division of the Municipal Urban Management Enforcement Commission has launched… The construction of five small and micro parking lots.

Yesterday morning, a reporter observed at the Kaiyue Xuefu section of Shutai Street in the city center that a small-scale parking lot is under construction on the vacant sidewalk. The sidewalk at this location has… More than 10 meters wide, the paving tiles have already been removed. The next steps will be to lay a concrete floor and install steel guardrails to separate the parking area from the sidewalk, thereby preventing pedestrians and vehicles from sharing the same space.

According to reports, this stretch of road is a densely populated residential area with a severe shortage of parking spaces. With its wide sidewalks, many vehicles have been parked there for extended periods. “The sidewalks here are quite wide, so it’s no problem for cars to pull over briefly—but some vehicles park haphazardly. And once the car tires crush the paving tiles, rain quickly turns the area into a patchwork of puddles,” said Mr. Wu, a local resident.

According to a responsible official from the Municipal Administration Bureau, the construction area of the small and micro parking lot at Kaiyue Xuefu on Shuta Street is… Covering over 1,900 square meters, the site is planned to accommodate 37 motor vehicle parking spaces and will also designate non-motorized vehicle parking spaces based on actual needs. The parking area features a concrete pavement: a 15-centimeter gravel‑sand base layer is laid first, followed by a 15-centimeter concrete surface, with an expected service life of more than ten years—far longer than the tile pavements previously used, which were prone to cracking under heavy loads.

The official stated that parking facilities are being planned and constructed on vacant sidewalk spaces, with the aim of alleviating parking shortages by making efficient use of limited resources—provided that such developments do not impede pedestrian access and meet all applicable sidewalk‑related requirements.

According to reports, the Municipal Administration Office Since the launch of small and micro parking lot construction in 2017, five such facilities have been completed, including those on Jingui Road near Kaixiang Kangcheng, along Xianning Avenue adjacent to the Municipal Taxation Bureau, at the intersection of Yinquan Avenue and Youlu Road, at the entrance of Xianning High School on Yong’an Avenue, and beside Wumang Supermarket on Chang’an Avenue.

The newly constructed this time Five small and micro parking lots are located at the following sites: the ICBC Xianning Quandong Branch at a major intersection, Oasis Bay on Yinquan Avenue, the intersection of Yinquan Avenue and Tanhui Road, the intersection of Zhanche Road near Xianning Railway Station, and Kaiyue Xuefu on ShuTai Street. Together, they cover a total construction area of over 7,400 square meters and are planned to provide more than 200 vehicle parking spaces.